Pair your computer

The one-click way (recommended)

1. Open the Print Agent (system tray icon or Applications).
2. Click Pair this computer ↗. Your default browser opens to BadgeBadger pre-filled with the agent’s token and this workstation’s hostname.
3. If you’re not signed in, sign in. The pairing URL waits.
4. Confirm the “Pair this computer?” dialog. You’ll be redirected to Settings → Printers → Print agents.
5. Your browser may ask whether BadgeBadger can access other apps and services on this device. Click Allow: that’s how BadgeBadger reaches the agent. The computer then shows with a green “This computer” chip. If you clicked Block, change it from the icon at the left of the address bar.

The legacy way (if your browser is on a different machine)

Some setups use one PC for the printer and a different one for BadgeBadger. In that case the deep link can’t reach the right browser, so paste the token by hand:

1. In the agent, open Settings and troubleshooting and click Copy next to the pairing code. Before version 0.7.0 it’s under Use a different browser / manual paste, then Reveal → Copy.
2. On the browser machine, open Settings → Printers → Print agents → Pair workstation and paste the token. Save.

Durable pairing

Pairing is stored server-side (in your organization’s agent_devices record). Once a computer is paired, every browser session for any member of your organization can use that printer without re-pasting. Incognito sessions, new browsers, and a different shift worker logging into Windows all work.

What gets stored

• The hostname and platform the agent reports (e.g., “Front Desk PC · Windows”).
• A 256-bit bearer token used to authorize print jobs.
• The list of printers the agent sees, refreshed roughly once a minute.

Nothing else: no employee data, no print previews, no usage analytics.