Printer and Other Device Settings - Devices Tab

Options on the Devices tab let you add, remove, or customize your Epson KDS Devices.



Main Device Options

Click these icons at the top of the tab to manage devices overall.

Icon Description
Adds a new device.
Exports all of the device settings to a configuration file.
Imports all of the device settings from a configuration file.
Uploads all of the device settings to the master device.
Downloads all of the device settings from the master device.

Specific Device Options

Click these icons listed with a specific device to manage that device.

Icon Description
Rescans the device and updates its status and configuration information.
Modifies the device's IP configuration.
Deletes the device.
Exports the device's settings to a configuration file.
Imports the device's settings from a configuration file.
Moves the device to the left in the tab.
Moves the device to the right in the tab.

Basic Information

Item Description
KDS Device Name Displays the device's reported name.
Device's Serial Number Displays the device's reported serial number.
Configuration Time Stamp Displays the date/time of the last configuration file upload to the device.

Configuration Settings

Setting Description
Name Enter a name for the device.
Description Enter a description for the device, such as its location or specific function.
IP Address Sets the IP address for the device if it was not discovered automatically. If you enter the IP address for a device that is currently connected to the network, the configuration utility automatically detects the device's MAC address.

You cannot change the IP address if you already entered a MAC address for the device.

MAC Address Sets the MAC address for the device if it was not discovered automatically. If you enter the MAC address for a device that is currently connected to the network, the configuration utility automatically detects the device's IP address.

You cannot change the MAC address if you already entered an IP address for the device.

Attached to POS Sets the current device as the master device that controls the KDS. You cannot make a KDS expansion module the master device; only TM-U220-i, TM-T88V-i, or TM-L90 Plus-i LFC printers can be master devices.
Is Printer Selects whether the device is a printer.

Printing Functions Settings

Setting Description
Print Chit Select to print a chit when an order is placed for the printer attached to the POS terminal.
Print Item on Bump Select to print an item when it is bumped off an order.
Print Tile on Bump Select to print a tile when the order is bumped.
Print Tile on Bump at POS Select to print a tile at the POS when the order is bumped for printers not attached to the POS terminal.

Display Manager Settings

Setting Description
Add/Remove Displays Opens the Displays tab so you can add and remove displays.
Assigned Display Assigns a display to the device.
Related references
Display Settings - Displays Tab