Before you start
- Printing must be licensed for your organization (Hub > Settings > Licenses).
- Your org role must be owner or admin, or a responsibility group that grants the
printing.manage_printerscapability. - You need to know which transport you're using. If in doubt, see Choosing a printer transport.
1. Open the Printers page
Go to print.nowaitn.com/printers. You'll see a table of any printers already registered and a form to add a new one.
2. Fill in the basics
- Name — a human label you'll see on job rows. "Expo thermal" beats "Printer 1".
- Printer class — pick the class that matches the physical paper (see Supported printer classes).
- Default — check this on the printer that should receive jobs when no explicit printer is chosen.
3. Pick a transport and configure
The transport dropdown drives which extra fields appear beneath it:
- PrintNode — paste your PrintNode printer ID (numeric). If your org has a PrintNode API key configured, a list of detected devices appears for one-click selection.
- Local Relay — currently marked coming soon. The option is visible but not yet functional.
- Simulator — only appears on staging. Needs no additional configuration.
4. Save
Click Add printer. The printer appears in the table above the form with an Active status.
5. Send a test print
Click Test Print on the row you just created. A small test chit is generated and enqueued. Watch Printing > Jobs — within a few seconds you should see a new row reach sent status. If it reaches failed, click the row for the exact error and see Troubleshooting print jobs.
Tip: one printer, one purpose
Register printers by role rather than by machine. "Expo thermal," "Host stand 58mm," "Back office Letter" each get their own entry even if some share the same device. That makes per-printer reprints and routing rules much easier to reason about later.