# How to connect Network Printer? ## Add Billing | Zonal Printer * Please click this [link to add a billing printer](/doc/add-billing-printer-00rmeV3FAt) to Foodship's restaurant billing software. * Please click this [link to add a zonal printer](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/095b65b5-91c9-4d90-8a64-92ac327d8bf4/doc/add-zonal-printer-IcgiEUZmmE) to Foodship’s restaurant billing software. :::info *Verify that the **ESC POS standard** is supported by the network printer even though the majority of billing | zonal printers support it* ::: --- ## Active Network Printer from Backend To enable the billing printer, please follow the given steps: Go to your restaurant portal backend panel. **Step 1** - From the `Settings` section → go to `settings` option ![Admin Panel / Backend](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/9303e355-e481-492f-bd71-a09d0e0bdbfc/5b5d714f-cf63-485f-92da-4a3a001ffb24/Untitled%20%28200%20%C3%97%20200%20px%29%20%28500%20%C3%97%20500%20px%29%20%281800%20%C3%97%20850%20px%29%20%2811%29.gif?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261021%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261021T030000Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=b6570901c38afa7caf7bdf5406a20bb07504e3394a65b8d371ca0ba46abc35ee&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject) **Step 2** - From `General` → under `Printer` → `Enable Network Printer` and click on `save` button. ![Adding Network Printer](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/9303e355-e481-492f-bd71-a09d0e0bdbfc/b37a1992-62eb-4b95-adea-de667e8a5e42/POS%20Backend%20%285%29.gif?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261021%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261021T030000Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=26ea54eba6725dbad1e0d93d6212860c2bbc6d5666d3a5b4c6d9aa547c5b1643&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject) :::tip *If you added a printer for billing purposes, make sure you checked the name of that printer.* ::: --- ## Download Print server [Link to download print server](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/2d0e099f-d45a-4347-aed8-24eb03c8c1e8/4482ca73-9b92-47e4-bbff-25a10f932a49/foodship%20print.exe?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261021%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261021T030000Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=c18783e1c605f9095465223b2fef5e601fc736445b511aadbfee8baf5743483c&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject) Ensure your Windows print server is running and connected. ![Print Server](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/2d0e099f-d45a-4347-aed8-24eb03c8c1e8/9b25641a-1f2c-4c47-ae43-42bef7ddecda/image.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261021%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261021T030000Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=133062ff32ad6c6e0d003b591563e4edd469c74dbaf559acc882ca4ab67c37a6&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject) :::info *Once the printer server started, your network printer will get successfully connected to the software* ::: --- ## Active Network Printer From Frontend Go to your restaurant's POS front end. Log in with your credentials If you are using a network printer for billing purposes → you required to activate the billing printer from frontend From frontend, click on `Billing Printer` → Click on `Add` button ![Adding Billing Printer from frontend](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/9303e355-e481-492f-bd71-a09d0e0bdbfc/c0209831-2e54-4f47-9bb1-57a9f4e53862/POS%20%20frontend%20%281%29.gif?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261021%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261021T030000Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=0085374119a4ac274fa91cb2f905fa78eb5b69730cb8fc160113c29350f31b8e&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject) :::success *Your billing network printer is successfully connected to your software* ::: --- **Documents** - [Which Printers are supported by our system?](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/095b65b5-91c9-4d90-8a64-92ac327d8bf4/doc/which-printers-are-supported-by-our-system-eJFy4RLp50) - [Add & Customize Print Template](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/095b65b5-91c9-4d90-8a64-92ac327d8bf4/doc/add-customize-print-template-aodv2PggEK) - [Add Billing Printer](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/095b65b5-91c9-4d90-8a64-92ac327d8bf4/doc/add-billing-printer-00rmeV3FAt) - [Add Zonal Printer](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/095b65b5-91c9-4d90-8a64-92ac327d8bf4/doc/add-zonal-printer-IcgiEUZmmE) - [How to connect Network Printer?](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/095b65b5-91c9-4d90-8a64-92ac327d8bf4/doc/how-to-connect-network-printer-0atWcb76gC) - [Connect Wifi - Foodship supplied cloud printer](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/095b65b5-91c9-4d90-8a64-92ac327d8bf4/doc/connect-wifi-foodship-supplied-cloud-printer-7qT5mHHliM)