--- title: Lavu KDS - Create the Printer Profile description: This article shows you how to create your printer profile for your iPad running Lavu KDS. --- [Skip to content](https://support.lavu.com/en/knowledge/lavu-kds-printer-profile#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Request Help](https://support.lavu.com/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Final_Lavu_Logo.png\]](https://support.lavu.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Final_Lavu_Logo.png?height=40&name=Final_Lavu_Logo.png)](https://lavu.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Request Help](https://support.lavu.com/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Go to lavu.com](https://lavu.com/) [Go to lavu.com](https://lavu.com/?hsLang=en) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://support.lavu.com/en/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Lavu Control Panel](https://support.lavu.com/en/knowledge/lavu-control-panel?hsLang=en) 3. [Printers and KDS](https://support.lavu.com/en/knowledge/lavu-control-panel?hsLang=en#printers-and-kds) # Lavu KDS - Create the Printer Profile ## This article shows you how to create your printer profile for your iPad running Lavu KDS. Lavu KDS is a free application you can download from the app store. Click here to read an article about all of the features available in both the free version, and the paid version of the application. Before the KDS can be used to receive orders from your POS, you will need to create a printer profile for it (just like we would do for a normal printer). Log into your Lavu Control Panel and navigate to your printer settings. ![lavu_kds1](https://support.lavu.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lavu_kds1.jpeg?width=688&height=365&name=lavu_kds1.jpeg) Scroll down to Printers/KDS and click the green **Add New** button. ![lavu_kds2](https://support.lavu.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lavu_kds2.jpeg?width=688&height=293&name=lavu_kds2.jpeg) Select a printer profile with the **kitchen** label (make sure it is unique from your other printer profiles), provide a name for your KDS, enter the iPad's IP address, and enter **5288** as the port number. Refer to the linked article above if you need help finding the IP address of your iPad using Lavu KDS. ![lavu_kds3](https://support.lavu.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lavu_kds3.jpeg?width=540&height=218&name=lavu_kds3.jpeg) Select **KDS** as your printer type, and **KDS Lavu** as your command set. ![lavu_kds4](https://support.lavu.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lavu_kds4.jpeg?width=424&height=128&name=lavu_kds4.jpeg) The rest of the settings should be left as their defaults. Scroll down and click the green **Save** button to create your new profile. The final step would be to assign your menu categories to your new KDS printer profile. 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