Voucher Printer Setup

WifiCone supports thermal printers for printing voucher codes. Printed vouchers can be sold at a counter or bundled with products.

Supported Printers

WifiCone works with thermal printers that support ESC/POS commands — the industry standard for receipt printers.

Common compatible printers:

• Epson TM series (TM-T20, TM-T82, TM-T88)
• BIXOLON SRP series
• Xprinter XP series
• Generic 58mm or 80mm thermal printers with USB or serial interface

Connection

USB

1. Plug the printer into any USB port on your device.
2. The printer appears as /dev/usb/lp0 or /dev/ttyUSB0.
3. In WifiCone, go to Admin Panel → Voucher Printer.
4. Select the detected port from the dropdown.
5. Click Save.

Serial (RS-232)

1. Connect via serial cable to a COM port.
2. The printer appears as /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1.
3. Configure the baud rate to match the printer's setting (usually 9600 or 115200).

Configuration

Go to Admin Panel → Voucher Printer.

Printing Vouchers

Print a Single Batch

1. Go to Vouchers.
2. Select the batch you want to print.
3. Click Print Batch → select the number of copies.
4. The printer outputs one ticket per voucher code.

Test Print

Go to Voucher Printer → Test Print to send a sample page and verify the layout.

Voucher Ticket Layout

Each printed ticket includes:

================================
        YOUR BUSINESS NAME
================================
WiFi Voucher
Rate:  1 Hour — ₱10
Code:  AB12CD34
================================
Connect to: [Your SSID]
Go to: wifi.login
Enter your code to start.
================================
Valid for 30 days after first use
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The header, footer, SSID, and portal URL are customizable in the printer settings.

Troubleshooting