--- title: "Add a network printer to the BizPrint Android app" description: "Add a receipt or label printer on your Wi-Fi or wired network to the BizPrint Android app, by search or by its IP address, so your station can print to it." url: https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-network-printer/ section: "Set up" last_updated: 2026-11-12 --- # Add a network printer to the BizPrint Android app Section: Set up > Add a receipt or label printer on your Wi-Fi or wired network to the BizPrint Android app, by search or by its IP address, so your station can print to it. This page shows you how to add a receipt or label [printer](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer) that is connected to your network (Wi-Fi or Ethernet) to the [BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-android-app). It is for merchants and staff using an Android device as their [station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#station). If your printer connects by Bluetooth, use [Add a Bluetooth printer to the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-bluetooth-printer/) instead. For a full-page office printer on your network, use [Print full pages on an office printer with the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-office-printer/). The app prints receipts, invoices, packing slips, kitchen tickets and labels to network printers, with your logo and layout. It works with receipt printers that use ESC/POS or StarPRNT and label printers that use ZPL or TSPL. These are [printer command sets](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer-command-set), which the app calls the **Printer language**. ## Before you start - Update the BizPrint Android app from Google Play to the latest version. - Install and connect the Android app. See [Install and connect the BizPrint Android app to your station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/install-android-app/). - Turn the printer on and connect it to your network. - Connect the Android device to the same Wi-Fi or network as the printer. Your printer must be on the same network as the device. - Ask the person who manages your network to give the printer a fixed (static) IP address. If the address changes later, the app can no longer reach the printer until you update it. ## Add the printer from the search 1. Open the BizPrint app. 2. Tap **Add printer** under **Printers** on the main screen. The app searches for printers. 3. Tap your printer under **Found**. Network printers show **Wi-Fi** in the line under their name, for example **Wi-Fi · Port 9100**. 4. Type a name in **Printer name**, for example “Kitchen”. BizPrint shows this name in the [BizPrint dashboard](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-dashboard) and in WooCommerce, so choose one your staff will recognize. 5. Tap **Continue**. The app shows **Checking the printer** while it finds out the printer language, then prints a test page. The test page is not an order. 6. Look at the printer. 7. Tap **Yes** under **Did it print?** if the test page printed. The printer’s settings open. If you tap **No**, the app shows **The test page didn’t print.** Tap **Change language** and choose the language from your printer’s documentation, or tap **Try again**. If the app shows **This printer prints full pages.**, the printer can also print as an office printer. For a receipt or label printer, tap **Cancel** and follow [Add the printer by its IP address](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-network-printer/#add-the-printer-by-its-ip-address). For everything else on this screen, see [Add a printer to the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-add-printer/). ## Add the printer by its IP address Use this when the search does not find your printer. 1. Find the printer’s IP address. Many receipt printers can print a self-test page that shows it, and your router may list it too. Check your printer’s documentation if you are not sure. 2. Open the BizPrint app. 3. Tap **Add printer** under **Printers** on the main screen. 4. Tap **Enter IP address** under **Don’t see your printer?**. The **Add printer** form opens with **Wi-Fi or network** selected under **How is it connected?**. 5. Type a name in **Name**, for example “Kitchen”. 6. Type the printer’s IP address in **IP address**. 7. Check **Port**. It is filled in with 9100, which most network receipt and label printers use. Change it only if your printer’s documentation says so. 8. Tap **Printer language**. 9. Choose the language from your printer’s documentation: - **ESC/POS (Epson and most receipt printers)** - **StarPRNT (Star printers)** - **ZPL (Zebra and compatibles)** - **TSPL (TSC and most generic label printers)** 10. Tap **Add printer**. The printer’s settings open. 11. Tap **Test print**. The printer prints a test page, not an order. 12. Look at the printer. If the form shows a message, fix the field it names. For example, **Enter the printer’s IP address** means the address is missing, and **Enter a port from 1 to 65535** means the port is not valid. If the test page did not print, check the IP address, check that the printer is on and on the same network as the device, and check the **Printer language**. ## Set the paper size New receipt printers start with **80 mm roll** as their paper. If you use a different paper, change it so receipts fit: 1. Tap the printer under **Printers** on the main screen. The printer’s settings open. 2. Tap **Paper**. 3. Choose your paper, for example **58 mm roll**. 4. Tap **Test print** to check the result. For label printers, see [Print shipping labels on a label printer with the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-label-printer/). For all other settings, see [Change paper, cut and layout settings for a printer in the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/android-printer-settings/). ## Check that it worked 1. Open the BizPrint app. The printer is listed under **Printers** on the main screen. 2. Click **Stations** in the menu of the BizPrint dashboard. 3. Click your station. 4. Check that the printer appears in its **Printers** list with the name you chose. ## Change the IP address later If the printer gets a new IP address: 1. Open the BizPrint app. 2. Tap the printer under **Printers** on the main screen. 3. Tap **IP address**. 4. Type the new address. 5. Tap **OK**. 6. Tap **Test print** to check it. Changing the address keeps the printer’s name, so your WooCommerce printer locations keep working. If you delete the printer and add it again instead, BizPrint lists it as a new printer, and you must select it again in your printer location. ## Next step Follow [Set up a WooCommerce printer location for an Android station with BizPrint](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-printer-location/) to add the printer to a [printer location](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer-location) in WooCommerce. ## Related pages - [Add a printer to the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-add-printer/) - [Add a Bluetooth printer to the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-bluetooth-printer/) - [Change paper, cut and layout settings for a printer in the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/android-printer-settings/) - [Fix common problems with the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/troubleshooting/android-app/) - [Desktop app or Android app: which BizPrint station should you use?](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/desktop-or-android/) Need help? 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