PRESENTED BY PIERRE PHANNETWORK SPECIALIST
IUSD-WTC10/22 /12
PaperCut 101
Topics To Be Covered
What’s PaperCut?PaperCut SetupTrack printingFilters and restrictionsScripting Print quotasPrinter notifications/Toner LevelReportsQuestions
What’s PaperCut?
1. Web-based print management program1. Tracking printing2. Setting filters and restrictions 3. Setting printing quotas4. Setting printer notifications5. Generating reports
2. Access program via browser: 1. http://servername:91912. E.g., Culverdale, http://cu-fp:9191
PaperCut Setup
1. Users in PaperCut are imported from users in Active Directory for a particular site
2. Initially balance of $10 for users.3. Initially cost of $0.10 per page per printer. 4. Network printers once set up automatically
appear in PaperCut.
Adjusting User Balance
User tab or Group tab > Bulk user actions
Adjusting Printer Cost Per Page
Printers tab
Track Printing
1. User level tracking 2. Print level tracking
User Level Tracking Example
Users tab > select or look up user > Job Log
Printer Level Tracking Example
Printers tab > select Printer > Job Log
Filters And Restrictions
1. Restrict color printing / convert to grayscale2. Set maximum number of pages/copies3. Prevent duplicate documents
Filters And Restrictions Example
Printers tab > select printer > Filters and Restrictions tab
Scripting
Filters and restrictions on steroid Greater policy flexibility Pre-written recipes
Scripting Example
Printers tab > select printer > Scripting tab > Import Recipe
Print Quotas
1. Control and restrict users to sensible use by allocating a quota/allowance/budget.
2. May be easily allocated on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, or on custom dates like the start of a school year.
Print Quota Example
Groups tab > select group >
Printer Notifications
Options tab > Notifications > type email under Recipients
Toner Level
Printers > select printer
Generating Reports
Reports tab
Report Example: Largest Print Users
Reports tab > User > Largest print users
Report Example: Busiest Printers
Reports tab > Printers > Busiest printers
Report Example: Executive Summary
Reports tab > User tab > Executive summary
Questions
1. Setting up user groups and assigning rights and filters to groups (Staff vs students)
2. How to script?3. How to queue jobs?4. How to limit the quantity printed at one time?5. How to limit the quantity printed by one person?6. How to setup accounts by class?7. How to generate reports indicating usage by staff
and students8. Is there an option in PaperCut where we can see
a list of supplies for each printer?