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PrintNode — Initial Setup

Plan Availability: This feature is available on Professional and Enterprise plans.

Follow these steps to connect CloudFFL OS to your PrintNode account and start printing.

Step 1: Get Your API Key

  1. Log in to printnode.com
  2. Go to API Keys in your dashboard
  3. Copy your API key

Step 2: Enable PrintNode in Settings

  1. Navigate to Settings → PrintNode
  2. Toggle Enable PrintNode to ON
  3. Paste your API key into the API Key field
  4. Click Connect & Sync

The system will:

  • Verify your API key against PrintNode
  • Create your account connection
  • Sync all available printers from your PrintNode client
  • Sync any connected scales

You'll see a success notification: "Connection verified, printers and scales synced."

Step 3: Set Default Printers

After connecting, two new sections appear:

Default Label Printer

Select the printer you want to use for shipping labels. This is the printer that will be used when labels are auto-printed from ShipStation or other shipping workflows.

Default Document Printer

Select the printer for documents (invoices, packing slips, etc.). This is reserved for future use.

Tip: Only printers that are synced and belong to your company appear in the dropdown. If you don't see your printer, click Sync Printers & Scales to refresh.

Step 4: Configure Behavior

Strict Mode (Optional)

  • OFF (default): Print failures are logged silently. Shipping and other workflows continue without interruption.
  • ON: Print failures raise an error and block the workflow. Use this if you absolutely need to confirm every label prints before proceeding.

Recommendation: Leave Strict Mode OFF for most setups. You can always check the print job log for errors.

Step 5: Enable Scales (Optional)

If you have a USB scale connected through PrintNode:

  1. Toggle Enable Scales to ON
  2. Select your Default Scale from the dropdown
  3. Optionally enable Auto-Weigh on Pack — this will automatically read the scale weight when the package wizard opens during shipping

Verification Checklist

  • PrintNode enabled
  • API key entered and connected
  • Default label printer selected
  • Settings saved
  • (Optional) Scales enabled and default scale selected
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