Print Using PaperCut

Overview

PaperCut is a print management solution that allows for easier and more secure printing on campus. Users can print to a single printer and release their print jobs on any PaperCut printer.

When printing to a PaperCut printer, your print job will be held on the print server. You will need to walk up to one of the appropriate PaperCut printers and release your print job by tapping your card on the card reader and choosing the print jobs you would like to print. Print jobs are held on the server for 24 hours, after which they are deleted.

Faculty and Staff (including Graduate Assistants)

The Faculty-Staff Xerox BW and Faculty-Staff Xerox Color printers allow faculty, staff, and other office workers to print to any printer that is on PaperCut, including traditional "student" printers, such as those in the Library and other public areas.

Faculty-Staff Xerox BW defaults to greyscale (black and white) printing.
Faculty-Staff Xerox Color defaults to color printing.

Note: Color printing is only available on color printers. Not all Xerox machines offer color printing.

Students

The PC Prints printer is available for students to print to any of the "student" printers on campus.

See Student Printing General Information

 

Steps

College-owned Windows Computers

  1. Install the PaperCut application.
    1. Open the Company Portal app that is on your computer. You can use the search function in the task bar at the bottom of your screen to search for it.
    2. Within Company Portal, search for "papercut" and click on the item that's found.
    3. Click the Install button.
  2. Once installed, the PaperCut application will display as a green printer icon in your system tray, the area next to the clock in the task bar. You may have to click the little arrow to view all the icons.
  3. Click on the PaperCut icon in the system tray and choose "View My Printers." The Faculty-Staff Xerox BW printer should be automatically installed for all faculty, staff, and graduate assistants. Continue on if you wish to also install the Faculty-Staff Xerox Color printer.
  4. Click "Add Printers" in the left sidebar.
  5. Click "Install" next to the printer(s) you wish to use.
  6. Close this window and print your documents.

 

College-owned Macs

  1. Install the PaperCut application.
    1. Open the PC Self Service app that is on your computer.
    2. Within PC Self Service, search for "papercut."
    3. Click the Install button.
  2. Once installed, the PaperCut application will display as a green printer icon in the top right notification tray, the area next to the clock.
  3. Click the icon in the notification tray and choose "View my printers".
  4. Sign in using your Net ID (first part of your email address before the @) and password.
  5. Click "do not show again."
  6. The Faculty-Staff Xerox BW printer should be automatically installed for all faculty, staff, and graduate assistants. Continue on if you wish to also install the Faculty-Staff Xerox Color printer.
  7. Click "Add Printers" in the left sidebar.
  8. Click "Install" next to the printer(s) you wish to use.
  9. Close this window and print your documents.

 

Personally Owned Computers

Visit the link below from your computer or mobile device and follow the instructions.

Download Mobility Print

If you are prompted to enter a username and password, you may need to change the username to your NetID and enter your Providence College password.

When printing on a Mac, if you get the error “Hold for Authentication”, your credentials were not input correctly. Click the refresh icon next to the right of the print job and re-enter your PC credentials (NetID and network password).

 

Mobile Devices (iPhone, iPad, Android)

Visit the link below from your mobile device and follow the instructions.

Download Mobility Print

Once you've done that, tap the "share" icon for your document and use the Print option. You will need to release your print job at a printer as usual.

 

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