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Connect a cash drawer to your point of sale

Who’s this article for?
Sellers with the account and settings permission to configure hardware settings. Set permissions in the Square Dashboard.

About cash drawers

Connect a cash drawer directly to your Square hardware or through your receipt printer. Use a connected cash drawer to keep track of your cash sales.

Before you begin

You’ve got three connection options for cash drawers:

  • USB cash drawers

  • Printer-driven cash drawers

  • Bluetooth

To connect a cash drawer, you need to use a compatible device. To connect a Printer-driven cash drawer, you need to connect a printer. Learn to connect a printer to your point of sale.

A cash drawer must be connected to a receipt printer to open automatically. Otherwise, you need to manually open the drawer using the cash drawer key.

Step 1: Connect a cash drawer to your point of sale

You can connect a cash drawer to Square Stand, Square Terminal, Square Register, and an iOS or Android device with Square Reader:

Connect a USB cash drawer

  1. Tap Settings > Hardware.
  2. Tap Cash drawers > confirm the appropriate cash drawer is listed under Available Cash Drawers.

Connect a Printer-driven cash drawer

  1. After successfully connecting your printer and creating a printer profile, connect the cash drawer interface cable directly to your receipt printer.
  2. Tap Settings > Hardware.
  3. Tap Cash Drawers > tap Test Cash Drawer to make sure the hardware is working as needed.

Note: Printer-driven cash drawers won’t appear under Available Cash Drawers, but you can make sure they work by tapping Test Cash Drawer.

Step 2: Test your connected cash drawer

  1. Tap ≡ More > Settings > Hardware.

  2. Tap Cash Drawers > tap Test Cash Drawer to make sure the hardware is working as needed.

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