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# Printing - Windows Shared Printing

## 1. Please go to Windows control Panel

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## 2. Open 'Devices and Printers'

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## 3. Right click and select 'Printer Properties'

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## 4. If your printer is not showing use these instructions to set it up. [Printer Set up](https://www.notion.so/cloudwaitresswiki/Printing-Add-a-printer-18689e4654fe4978b20aeb82b581d81e).

## 5. To test that the printer is working, please press Print Test Page

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## 5. If the test page does not print. Then please connect and install the printer correctly. Please see : [Printer Set up](https://www.notion.so/cloudwaitresswiki/Printing-Add-a-printer-18689e4654fe4978b20aeb82b581d81e).

## 6. If the test page does print, please share the printer with the following settings;

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## 7. Click apply

## 8. Open the [PushPrinter](https://pushprinter.com/#windows) application. Please check that the settings display as follows;

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## 7. Now either 'Create Printer' or 'edit' your existing printer:

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## 8. Add settings including: API key from the printer just created, ensure printer type is Windows Shared Printer (ESCPOS). Windows shared printer name must match the shared printer name that was added before.

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**NOTE:**

**Printer name** - This is the name that the printer will show inside of Orderbase.

**API Key** - This needs to be copied from the printer settings inside of Orderbase.

**Number of copies** - This will determine how many copies of the are printed.

**Printing type** - This needs to be set to Windows Shared Printer (ESCPOS) for this to work.

**Windows Share Printer Name** - This must match EXACTLY the shared printer name that was added before. You should avoid spaces and special characters.

## 8. Then press 'Send Test Print' and then press 'Create Printer'.