Keep your reliable router. Choose compatible tablets. Add a Windows Hybrid computer for eligible local POS and HETable continuity, then connect the printing and payment equipment your restaurant needs.
Use your existing reliable business router. Tablets use Wi-Fi for cloud access; the Windows Hybrid computer uses wired Ethernet. Add a switch only when you need more wired ports.
Cloud access needs internet. Tablets do not fail over through the Hybrid computer.
Supported POS and HETable continue locally on this computer during an internet interruption.
Printer drawer port → cash drawer. Food labels use a separate printer and configured connection.
For a smaller restaurant that combines station roles.
A smaller restaurant can combine station roles and begin with fewer tablets. Additional stations can be added as the operation grows.
Plan this setupFor a typical full-service independent restaurant.
This configuration separates the busiest front-of-house and kitchen functions while allowing bar, manager, and server roles to share devices when appropriate.
Plan this setupFor a restaurant using dedicated HospiEdge stations throughout the operation.
Dedicated stations provide the clearest workflow during high-volume service. Restaurants may combine roles and use fewer devices where the service model allows.
Plan this setupThese are starting plans, not required device counts. Cloud-only use needs compatible browser devices and internet; a Windows computer is optional for cloud-only use. Add a Windows Hybrid computer or supported mini PC for local POS and HETable continuity.
Start with approximately three, five or seven core tablets and combine roles where service allows. A larger restaurant may use 7–10 or more tablets. Ten tablets are not required.
Servers may share tablets or use compatible phones for appropriate browser workflows. Fixed register, host and kitchen positions benefit from mounted tablets.
Choose quantities for your station plan. Keep this list with your installation notes, or use your browser’s Print command.
A modern four-core x64 Windows 11 computer, 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD is a starting recommendation. Higher-volume restaurants need setup sizing. Keep the computer on wired Ethernet and reliable power.
HospiEdge software subscriptions are billed separately through Stripe. For restaurant guest payments, your business owns its supported Stripe or Square merchant account and receives its own payouts. Stripe setup is available; Square customer activation is not currently offered. Provider processing fees and availability are separate from your HospiEdge subscription.
Stripe S700, S710 and BBPOS WisePOS E have available countertop setup paths with exact-device validation during setup. Square Terminal and lower-cost mobile readers are not currently offered for customer use. Provider choice and individual device availability are separate decisions.
Compare payment devices and availabilityChoose each printer’s interface and profile before ordering. Ethernet is a practical choice for a fixed receipt station; paper width, drawer cable and label stock must match the equipment.
A supported Epson TM-series Ethernet/ePOS-Print printer produces the complete HospiEdge guest check and receipt, with receipt reprints through the configured workflow.
The APG-style printer-driven cash drawer connects to the supported receipt printer’s drawer port with the correct cable.
Label uses a separate printer and matching stock. A Brother QL-style printer can use its configured desktop, browser or HTML-driver route. Add Label when the restaurant needs it.
A compatible Zebra/ZPL printer can use the configured QZ raw ZPL route. Select the printer profile and its actual USB, network or supported connection.
Brother QL driver profiles and raw ZPL profiles are different choices; use the one matched to your printer.
Kitchen, bar and expo normally use KDS tablets. Share a main kitchen display or add a display to each production station. A separate kitchen-ticket printer is not required for a KDS workflow.
Equipment drawings show form factors and connection choices. Interfaces vary by model; use the printer profile and provider-supported configuration matched to the chosen device. Manufacturer names describe equipment compatibility and do not imply endorsement.
With Hybrid enabled, supported POS and HETable workflows continue on the installed Windows computer during an internet interruption. Separate tablets use the cloud and need internet; they do not connect to the local service during an outage.
Internet is required for card payments, remote tablet stations and connected cloud services. When card service is interrupted, check the recorded payment outcome before retrying. Cash or an open check can keep service moving without recording card details.
Keep a separate protected recovery plan for local business data. Optional external storage at the restaurant does not protect hosted application records; confirm their separate recovery arrangements with support.
No. HospiEdge works with supported standard computers, tablets, printers, cash drawers, and payment readers.
Yes, provided it offers reliable coverage and enough connectivity for the equipment used by the restaurant. Add a Gigabit network switch when more wired ports are needed.
A smaller restaurant can combine roles and begin with approximately three tablets. A typical full-service setup may use five. A dedicated-station setup uses seven core tablets, with more for individual kitchen stations or servers when needed.
Register, host, kitchen, expo, bar, server, manager, pickup, and individual production stations can use an assigned tablet. Choose the screens that match each person’s permissions and work.
No. Use one main kitchen display or assign separate KDS displays to grill, sauté, fry, pantry, pizza, or other production stations.
Compatible browser-capable phones can be used for appropriate server and manager workflows. Fixed register, host, and kitchen stations normally benefit from mounted tablets.
The Full Platform includes eight base applications and onboarding. Begin cloud-first, add optional Hybrid continuity, and choose Master AI separately when leadership needs it.
