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Set up Order Confirmation Screen

Who is this article for?
  • Account owners or team members with account and settings permissions to manage device settings. Set permissions in Square Dashboard.
  • Sellers with full service, quick service, or bar enabled in Square Point of Sale app.
  • About Order Confirmation Screen

    Order Confirmation Screen (OCS) is a customer-facing display that shows drive-thru orders in real time as you enter them on your POS. It helps customers confirm their orders for improved accuracy. OCS displays whatever is in the cart in real time, regardless of fulfillment method.

    Customers can see items and modifiers as you select them, quantities and prices, combos and included choices, item notes, discounts, coupons and promos, and subtotal, tax, and total.

    Before you begin

    • You'll need Restaurant (F&B) POS mode enabled on your device, a Premium subscription, Nanonation/The Howard Company OCS hardware installed and powered on, and your POS and OCS connected to the same local network (Wi-Fi or Ethernet).

    • OCS uses TCP socket communication and may require specific port allowlisting on Android devices. Settings are stored locally on each POS device and must be configured individually.

    • A single POS can't connect to multiple OCS screens.

    • OCS doesn't work with SPOS.

    Step 1: Get OCS network details from Nanonation

    1. Sign in to CommandPoint at https://cp.nanonation.net/ using the credentials from your OCS vendor.

    2. From the left menu, go to Digital Signage > Dashboard.

    3. Find your OCS device in the player list, then double-click it to open its details.

    4. In Details/Custom fields, note these values:

      • IP address (example: 192.168.1.100)

      • Port (example: 8080)

      • Lane identifier (a UUID or lane ID, example: lane-1)

    You'll enter these values on your Square POS in the next step.

    Step 2: Connect your POS to the OCS

    1. On your POS, open Settings.

    2. Tap Hardware.

    3. In Connect and manage, select Order Confirmation Screen.

    4. In OCS settings, enter the values from CommandPoint:

      • Host address: OCS IP address

      • Port: OCS port

      • Lane identifier: Lane UUID or lane name

    5. Tap Connect to save your settings.

    6. Tap Send test message to verify that the POS can reach the OCS.

    If the test message fails, double-check the IP, port, and lane ID, then update the values and test again. If connection fails during normal operation, you'll see a status bar notification but can continue taking orders.

    Step 3: Test your OCS setup

    After connecting:

    1. From your POS, start a test order.

    2. Add items, modifiers, and discounts.

    3. Watch the OCS screen to confirm it updates in real time as you edit the cart.

    If the OCS mirrors the cart on your POS, your setup is complete.

    Use multi-device and multi-lane setups

    You can use OCS across different POS devices and drive-thru lanes.

    Single lane, single POS

    1 POS device

    1 OCS screen

    Configure the POS once with the OCS IP, port, and lane ID

    Single lane, multiple POS devices

    Example: A front counter POS and dedicated drive-thru POS both serving the same lane.

    Configure each POS with the same lane identifier so both can send to the same OCS

    Use only one POS at a time to actively take orders for that lane to avoid confusion

    Multi-lane drive-thru (2+ lanes)

    Example: A 2-lane drive-thru with one POS and one OCS per lane.

    Lane 1: POS #1 → OCS #1 (lane ID: lane-1)

    Lane 2: POS #2 → OCS #2 (lane ID: lane-2)

    Each POS connects to one lane at a time

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