Apps 4.0 - Spooler

The Spooler app manages everything related to printing within Afosto. This app receives print jobs from the system and forwards them to the correct printers. For example, the cash register sends a receipt to Spooler and Spooler forwards it to the correct receipt printer.

Spooler consists of a network of hubs and printers. In brief:

A hub is a small computer that operates on a local network and takes and sends print jobs.

A printer takes care of processing the print jobs to paper.

Spooler has four types of printers

  • A4 printer
  • Label printer
  • Receipt printer