Odoo POS Network Printer

INTRODUCTION

It’s time to come out of the traditional and costlier way! By default, if you want to print order receipts in Odoo POS then you require POS Box for the printer to work. Now you can use a Network Printer for Odoo POS to print order receipts.

Now with the help of Odoo POS Network Printer module, the user can print receipts without POS Box. To configure the POS Network Printer or Epson Standard Code (ESC) printers with Odoo POS. The module aids to send automatic print commands to the configured network printer. This plugin only requires QZ Tray Client to print the Order Receipt.

Moreover, the connectivity status of the ESC/POS network printer is visible in the live POS session. Isn’t it just a way more convenient & lucrative to print the POS Order Receipts sans expensive POS Box!

FEATURES

The module aids the POS user to print the POS Order receipts without using POS Box!
It is a cost-effective & faster way to print the order receipts without using POS Box.
POS User can easily configure the ESC/POS Network printer with Odoo POS.
POS user only needs to install the QZ Tray Client to send the print command.
One can set the name of the printer in Odoo POS configuration settings.
Connectivity status of Network Printer is also visible in live POS session.

INSTALLATION

Once you purchase the Module from Webkul store, you will receive a link to download the zip file of the module.
Extract the file on your system after the download finishes. You will be able to see a folder named- ‘odoo_pos_network_printer’.
Copy and paste this folder inside your Odoo Add-Ons path.
Now, open the Odoo and click on the Settings menu. Here, click on Activate the Developer Mode. One can also activate the developer mode by typing ‘debug’ after ‘web?’ in the URL.
Then, open on the Apps menu and click on ‘Update Modules List’.
In the search bar, remove all the filters and search ‘odoo_pos_network_printer’.
You will be able to see the module in the search result. Click on ‘Install’ to install it.

Note: This module uses the QZ Tray client for sending direct print commands to the ESC/POS printer:
Installation Link: (https://qz.io/download /)
Demo Link: (https://demo.qz.io/)

WORKFLOW

Login to your Odoo Database.
Firstly, Open the POS configuration settings, then under the IoT Box / Hardware Proxy section user shall enable the network printer setting. Also, the user can specify the name of ESC/Network printer.
Once the ESC/Network printer is configured, then make sure QZ Tray is also installed & connected. Then when the order is validated at the POS End, a pop up will appear to send the command to print receipts automatically.

Make sure the Printer’s name is exactly the same as the name of the printer is used by the QZ Tray client to make connection and send the print commands.

A POS user can reprint the order receipts from the receipt screen using this module.

Steps to print receipts in POS Session

Reprint the receipts via network printer

ESC/POS Network Printer Connection Status: POS automatically connects to the configured printer when it is loaded. There is a connection notification icon that the user can check for the connection status. POS User can also click on the connection notification icon if he wishes to refresh the connection.

Network Printer Connection status in POS

Test your connection Status

Following are the possible connection statuses:

a. Connected To The Specified Printer

This means that the POS has successfully established the connection with the configured printer via the QZ Tray Client. On starting the POS session, the QZ Tray Client automatically prompt the user to connect to the ESC/POS Network Printer. If the user allows the POS to connect with the printer through QZ Tray client and the connection is successfully established, the colour of the icon turns green.