Can I switch management platform without changing the charger?

Yes, if the charger speaks standard OCPP (1.6J or 2.0.1) and the server URL setting is not locked. It is a configuration change, not a hardware change. These guides cover where that setting lives on Wallbox, Alfen, Autel, Grizzl-E, V2C and Circontrol.

What if the manufacturer has locked the OCPP URL?

Some manufacturers lock that field to tie the charger to their platform. Sometimes they unlock it on request, sometimes there is alternative firmware, and sometimes there is no way out. Before buying, ask in writing whether the OCPP URL is editable.

How to change the OCPP server URL on your charger, brand by brand (Wallbox, Alfen, Autel, Grizzl-E, V2C, Circontrol)

An OCPP charger does not belong to the platform that sold it: it belongs to you. Switching software means changing one URL. These guides say where that setting lives on each brand, what to enter and where people get stuck. Each one is checked against the manufacturer's or its distributors' documentation, linked at the end.

What you need before touching anything

Access to the setting. The manufacturer's app with your account, the charger's web interface (by its IP) or installer software. Some (Alfen) need the owner password the installer holds.
Your platform's URL and the charger identity. On askacharge.com, Chargers → Add shows the full URL ready to copy.
The charger registered on the platform with that identity, before changing the URL: otherwise the server rejects the connection and it looks as if the URL is wrong.
Stable internet at the charger: 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi with good signal, Ethernet, or a SIM with the right APN. Most "it won't connect" cases are this.

Guides by brand

WallboxPulsar Plus, Pulsar Max, Pulsar Pro, Commander 2, Copper SB AlfenEve Single S-line, Eve Single Pro-line, Eve Double Pro-line, Twin AutelMaxiCharger AC Lite, AC Wallbox, AC Elite, AC Ultra Grizzl-EGrizzl-E Smart, Grizzl-E Smart v2 (North America)V2CTrydan, Trydan Pro CircontroleNext Elite, eNext Park, Raption, Wallbox eHome (with communications module)

If your brand isn't here

The procedure is always the same; what changes is where the setting lives: look in the manufacturer's app, in the charger's web interface (by its IP) or in the installer software for a section called OCPP, Back office, Central System or Server. You need to be able to enter the URL and, nearly always, the identity. If the field is locked or missing, the manufacturer has tied the charger to its own platform: read what to do when the manufacturer locks or switches off its server.

How to change the OCPP server URL on your charger, brand by brand

What you need before touching anything

Guides by brand

If your brand isn't here

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