This guide will go through the differences between the WIFI that powers services like your online ordering and reporting and the fixed connections that power your printing along with some ways in which you can validate if your networking is sufficient & able to provide a stable experience on Lightspeed POS.ĭifferent types of Networking Local NetworkĪ Local network (also called LAN) represents the devices that are connected to your router, this data isn’t sent over the internet, Lightspeed communicates with these devices via the connection on your register device (WIFI or Ethernet) and the connection of the device connected to your router via Ethernet cable (Eg: Printer) DevicesĪll devices should connect either directly to their wireless router via Ethernet Cable or they should have an ethernet port installed into the wall where the printer will be placed by an Electrician.Īvoid using a wireless ethernet adapter or wireless router to connect to printers wirelessly.
Your hardware peripherals (such as payment terminals & printers) will also require stable networking. Lightspeed is a cloud-based point of sale system, as we continue to innovate and add new functionality to our platform, a number of these new features will require stable, reliable networking.