A second screen needs no server and no extra infrastructure. It is another printer as far as the POS is concerned.
How it works
| Route in the POS | Goes to | Address |
|---|---|---|
| FOOD | Hot kitchen | 192.168.1.50 |
| DRINKS | Bar and coffee | 192.168.1.51 |
| DESSERT | Pass | 192.168.1.52 |
Setting it up
- Set each display up on its own device, following Connect your POS to the kitchen display.
- Give each one a different fixed IP address.
- In the POS, add each as a separate printer.
- Route the categories you want to each printer.
Every screen needs its own licence, and all of them must be on the same network as the POS.
Naming them
Name each printer in the POS after the screen it drives — KDS Hot Kitchen, KDS Bar — rather than
leaving it as Printer 2. Routing becomes far easier to follow later, especially for whoever has to
change it next.
If a screen is off
Most POS systems let you set a fallback for when a printer cannot be reached. Point it at another kitchen printer or the receipt printer, so that kitchen information is never silently lost when a screen is switched off or drops off the network.