Set Up PrintNode (How-To)

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Set Up PrintNode

Inform our support staff that you want to set up the PrintNode integration by submitting a ticket through this website or through your in-app Help! page. We will:
- Contact the owner or primary contact of your business directly to confirm the request
- Gingr will then set up your subscription using your credit card on file ($75/year, automatically recurring billing)
- Gingr will input the required API key into your app
- Gingr will email you your PrintNode login information (this needs plugged in to the PrintNode app downloaded in step 2.
You will download the PrintNode app:
- Windows: https://dl.printnode.com/client/printnode/4.26.20/PrintNode-4.26.20.exe
- Mac: https://dl.printnode.com/client/printnode/4.26.20/PrintNode-4.26.20.dmg
- Direct link to the PrintNode's Downloads page.
On a computer wired to your receipt printer/s, login to the PrintNode app using the login information provided by Gingr:
Once logged in, navigate to the Printers tab and select "Engine6" (Windows) or "Engine7" (Mac) from the Default printing backend dropdown menu:
Navigate to your app URL, for example: www.yourbusinessname.gingrapp.com/admin_settings/printnode. On this same page, you should see any receipt printers connected to your computer, this section looks like this:

If you have printer software installed on your computer, wifi connected printers or printers connected directly to your computer, PrintNode will recognize those printers. When you click the +Add button, these will show also:
Next, click the +Add button:

Fill in the fields for your printer and save. The Label is the name you're giving your printer. The Printer ID and Cash Drawer Code are found above the form. The cash drawer code coincides with which type of receipt printer you have.

Repeat step 5 for any additional receipt printers you want to set up.