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      Receipt Printer/Printing Options/Printer Setup

      Whether you need a receipt printer for the Tasting Room, Boutique or Restaurant, this article lays out your options.

      First Things First

      Cloud Printing vs Local Printing: Which is best for you?

      Commerce7 recommends Cloud Printing (vs Local Printing).

      Why? Installation, setup and configuration is much easier with Cloud Printing.

      It requires just a one-time configuration of the printer and no static IP or SSL certificate is needed. 

      Cloud Printing (Preferred)

      Local Printing
      5 second delay for printing receipts Prints receipts instantly
      One-time configuration of printer Must configure each device (iPad, Windows device, etc)
      No Static IP required Static IP required
      No SSL Certification required Self-signed SSL Certification required

      Standard (wired) ethernet connection required. Some wireless dongle solutions can work, but we do not support them directly due to the added complexity and variability involved. If you are very familiar with these types of setups, you're welcome to try configuring them on their own. However, for any troubleshooting or support purposes, we require the device to be connected via a standard wired connection.

      Standard (wired) ethernet connection required. Some wireless dongle solutions can work, but we do not support them directly due to the added complexity and variability involved. If you are very familiar with these types of setups, you're welcome to try configuring them on their own. However, for any troubleshooting or support purposes, we require the device to be connected via a standard wired connection.

      Purchase, Installation & Setup

      Printers: Epson OmniLink TM-T88VII and the Star MC-Print3. (Any models of printer that work with local printing also work with cloud printing but the two listed above are available for purchase as the others have been discontinued)

      Purchase, Installation & Setup

      Printers: Epson TM-T88V-i, TM-T88VI, TM-T88VI-i and TM-T88VII (Note that only the TM-T88VII is available for purchase as the others have been discontinued)

        Do you have a Move 5000 or PAX 920Pro POS device?

        If so, you can print directly from the device!

        Learn how to configure the POS Profile for the Move 5000 here or

        the PAX 920Pro here.