Last updated: Feb 12, 2026, 9:44 AM
Learn essential Toast Web configurations for going live! Select the button below to start this learning path.
Getting Started With Toast Web
To learn how to configure your prep stations and route your menu to them, watch the following video or read the steps below.
| If no prep stations are set to Send to Expediter:
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Overview of configuring and assigning prep stations.
Next, you'll set up your printers and connect them to their appropriate prep stations.
| If a printer is already configured and you're just replacing an existing printer, you should check your prep stations and make sure they're appropriately assigned after following the Printer Setup steps directly on your device. The prep stations may have been re-routed. |
Note: You can't assign multiple printers to a prep station. If you'd like to use additional printers (for example, if you have a Pizza prep station and you want to print the tickets near the cold ingredients and also by the oven's exit), you'll need to create a duplicate prep station for it .
You can also enable sequenced prep station to expediter fulfillment. This ensures that the expo can't fulfill the ticket until all work at applicable prep stations is fulfilled.
When this setting is enabled, if you try to fulfill an order at the expediter station before the prep stations have been fulfilled, you will receive an error pop-up preventing you from proceeding until all prep stations have been fulfilled. This pop-up can be overridden by a manager passcode or swipe if necessary.
With this setting, it is recommended to set up an expo-only prep station to be used for drinks or sauces that don't require preparation. For more information, see .
Getting your orders to the right places in your kitchen is a vital aspect of the business. With printers and prep stations properly created in Toast Web, you can route specific menu items to your prep stations.
Note: Menu items that are not assigned to ANY prep stations will by default route to ALL prep stations.
If items aren't printing where you want them to print, ensure that you have the correct prep station(s) assigned to that part of your menu and that the prep stations themselves are assigned to the desired printers. Additionally, try power cycling your devices after the above Step 4. Items that are not assigned to any prep stations will send to ALL prep stations by default.
If you want to use two different printers to print tickets from one prep station, try this setup using the instructions provided earlier in the section of this article: