Each order routes to the station that prepares it — Grill, Fryer, Drinks, Packing or custom. Each station can have a KDS screen, a printer or both.

Qavyo kitchen display showing active tickets
Each station sees only its own tickets — bump when done and the POS updates instantly.

1. Pair a kitchen screen (KDS)

  1. Settings → POS Terminals → Add terminal → Kitchen screen.
  2. Name it (e.g. "Grill station"), choose which stations it handles.
  3. Click Create code — enter the 8-digit code in the Qavyo KDS app.

Or use the web KDS at kds.qavyo.com on any browser.

2. Using the KDS

  • Start — tap when you begin cooking. Ticket turns yellow on the POS.
  • Ready — tap when plated. Ticket turns green.
  • Bump — clears the completed ticket from the screen.

3. Add kitchen printers

  1. Give the printer a fixed IP in your router.
  2. Settings → Printing → Add printer → enter IP → set Station → Test print.

4. Assign stations to menu items

  1. Menu → Menu Items → open an item → set Kitchen station → Save.
  2. Repeat for every item. Items with no station do not print unless a default printer is set.

5. Test the full flow

  1. Place a test order on the POS with items from different stations.
  2. Confirm each KDS shows only its items and each printer prints only its items.
  3. Bump on the KDS and confirm the POS status updates.

Kitchen printers on local Wi-Fi keep printing even when the internet is down. See kitchen printing for full station routing details.

What's next

Go to Staff and HR to add your team and set PINs.