---
title: "Create a station in the BizPrint dashboard"
description: "Create a station in the BizPrint dashboard so the BizPrint app on your computer or Android device can receive print jobs."
url: https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/create-a-station/
section: "Set up"
last_updated: 2026-11-12
---

# Create a station in the BizPrint dashboard

Section: Set up

> Create a station in the BizPrint dashboard so the BizPrint app on your computer or Android device can receive print jobs.

This page shows you how to create a [station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#station) in the [BizPrint dashboard](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-dashboard). It is for merchants and staff setting up the [BizPrint desktop app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-desktop-app) on a computer or the [BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-android-app) on a phone, tablet or Sunmi POS device.

A station is the computer or Android device that is connected to your [printers](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer). Every [print job](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#print-job) goes to a station, and the station prints it. You need a station before you can connect an app and print.

## Before you start

- Have a BizPrint account. If you do not have one yet, follow [Create your BizPrint account](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/create-account/).
- Decide what to call the station. A name that tells you where the printer is works well, for example “Front counter” or “Kitchen”.

## Create the station

1. Sign in to the BizPrint dashboard in your web browser.
2. Click **Stations** in the menu. The **My Stations** list opens.
3. Click the plus icon next to the **My Stations** heading. The **Create Station** screen opens.
4. Type a name in the **Name:** field.
5. Click **Create**.

The dashboard opens the page for your new station. It shows the station name, its [**Public Key** and **Secret Key**](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#public-key-and-secret-key), and a **Printers** list.

You can also reach the **Create Station** screen from the dashboard home page: click the **+** button on the **Stations** tile.

## What you see on the station page

- **Public Key** and **Secret Key.** Each has a copy button. These are the station’s keys. You paste them into the BizPrint app to connect it.
- **Printers.** The list is empty at first and says there are no active printers connected to this station yet. Printers appear here after a BizPrint app connects to the station. You never add printers in the dashboard.

> **Caution**
>
> Treat the **Secret Key** like a password. Never email it, post it in a chat, or share it with anyone who does not need it. Copy it straight from the dashboard into the app.

## Rename a station later

1. Click **Stations** in the menu.
2. Click your station in the **My Stations** list.
3. Change the name in the **Name** field.
4. Click **Update** next to the name.

## What to do next

Connect an app to the station:

- On a computer, [Install the BizPrint desktop app on Windows, Mac or Linux](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/install-desktop-app/) and then [Connect the BizPrint desktop app to your station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/connect-desktop-app/).
- On an Android phone, tablet or Sunmi POS device, [Install and connect the BizPrint Android app to your station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/install-android-app/).

## Related pages

- [Install the BizPrint desktop app on Windows, Mac or Linux](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/install-desktop-app/)
- [Connect the BizPrint desktop app to your station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/connect-desktop-app/)
- [Install and connect the BizPrint Android app to your station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/install-android-app/)
- [BizPrint glossary](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/)

Need help? Contact BizPrint support at <https://getbizprint.com/support/>.