Bug 41533

Summary: Receipt printers - do we need a section in the documentation about setting these up?
Product: Koha Reporter: David Nind <david>
Component: DocumentationAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: Needs documenting --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
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Priority: P5 - low CC: aude.charillon, david, philip.orr
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Description David Nind 2026-01-07 02:30:29 UTC
The manual has information about setting up receipt printers:

- Koha Manual > Server administration > Receipt printers https://koha-community.org/manual/latest/en/html/hardware.html

- KOha Manual > FAQs page about printers used by Koha libraries: https://koha-community.org/manual/latest/en/html/faq.html#printers

These all mention very old printer models, and this content hasn't been updated for a long time.

Do we need these sections anymore?

Is it sufficient to have something similar to what the FAQ says, "General rule of thumb here is that if you can print with the printer from your browser, it will work with Koha."
Comment 1 David Nind 2026-01-07 03:04:48 UTC
I've asked for feedback about this on the Mattermost Town square channel https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/6a7weqci9pbk9dbaizm5f9xbac
Comment 2 Aude Charillon 2026-01-07 10:16:23 UTC
I think it is sufficient to say what you suggest in your description.

If we decide to keep details about setting up printers, these should be moved to the wiki.