Setting up the Star Micronics TSP143IIIW Wi-Fi receipt printer

Learn how to set up the Star Micronics TSP143IIIW Wi-Fi receipt printer with Shopify POS.

Plug in your Star Micronics TSP143IIIW Wi-Fi receipt printer

Connect your printer to the power supply.

Steps:

1. Plug one end of the power cable into the back of your receipt printer.
2. Plug the other end of the cable into a power outlet and turn the printer on.

If paper is loaded, then a diagnostic report prints.

Instal and setup your Star Micronics TSP143IIIW Wi-Fi receipt printer

Follow these steps to install and set up your receipt printer.

Steps:

1. Connect your printer to the power supply.
2. If your printer has already been set up for another Wi-Fi network, then initialize the printer's network settings. Ensure that your printer and the POS device are both on a 2.4 GHz network. The printer can only connect to a 2.4 GHz network.
3. In the Shopify POS app, tap More > Settings > Set up hardware.
4. Tap Receipt printer > Star Micronics > Wi-Fi.
5. Tap Allow location access.
6. Tap to allow Shopify POS to use your location.
7. Make sure your printer is turned on, and then tap Next step.
8. Make sure you have loaded paper into the printer and, then tap Next step.
9. In your iPad's Wi-Fi settings, connect to the receipt printer.
10. Return to the Shopify POS app and log back into the app. When Shopify POS finds the printer, tap Complete Wi-Fi details. If this option isn't displayed, then you might need to repeat steps 1 to 11.
11. Tap Select to choose the type of network security that your Wi-Fi network uses, and then tap Save.
12. Enter the password for your Wi-Fi network, and then tap Done.
13. Tap Connect, and then Done.

Confirm that your printer displays as connected in the Receipt Printers section.

After connecting your printer, don't forget to:

• Set it as the default printer (optional)
• Print a test receipt
• Test the connection to the cash drawer (if applicable)

Initialize the Star Micronics TSP143IIIW Wi-Fi receipt printer network settings

If you want to connect your printer to a new Wi-Fi network, then initialize the printer's network settings.

When you initialize your printer, the settings are reverted to their defaults. You need to reconfigure the settings that you use, such as the wireless and password settings.

Steps:

1. Turn the printer off.
2. Press and hold the RST button at the same time that you turn the printer on.

   

3. Hold the RST button until the printer resets twice. When the device resets, it makes an internal operation noise.
4. Turn the printer off.

Customize receipts

You can customize both the basic receipt layout and the transaction description.