Printing to PAWPrints

For information on color printing, see Printing to PAWPrints Color

Introduction

PAWPrints is the system through which you can send documents to the cluster printers.  Print jobs can be sent from any computer in the clusters, from a dorm room, or from a department building.  Your print job does not print out until you go to a print release station and log in.  It costs a few cents per page, and the charges can be deducted either from your PAW Print account* or BrownID vending stripe inserted in the card reader at the print release station. 

For Fall 2008 Students:

 Paw Print cards which have been traditionally distributed at the start of each semester will no longer be issued. Students will still be granted their $30 printing credit but this will be done via an internal bank in the printing system.  Upon the first login to a print release station after 8/13/08 your account will be credited $30 which can be seen on the bottom left corner of the release station. All printing done from a cluster printer will use the monies from the internal bank as the primary funds. Once the fund are exhusted, you will be prompted to insert your Brown ID card to print your job. 

For Summer Students:

  1. You will need a valid Brown account to be able to print.
  2. You will need to purchase a either a copy card from Graphic Services or print card at any of the CVC machines on campus. (CVC machines are located in the CIT, SciLi and Rock Libraries). 

Printing

Anyone connected to Brown's network with a Brown username can print to PAWPrints printers. To do so will require:

  1. At your computer - a login with your username to the print queue. PAWPrints requires the HP LaserJet 9000 Postscript printer driver for proper operation. See installation and configuration section below.
  2. At the release station - a login to select and release your job(s). Release stations are located adjacent to the cluster printers.
  3. At the card reader - a courtesy, vending or Brown ID with print credit to swipe and deduct the cost of each desired print job.

A print job request will spool to the selected print release server and wait in the PAWPrint queue until you login and release it. Then, your job will print on its corresponding printer for whichever release station you use. Note that any job held in the queue for more than 24 hours is automatically deleted.

This document covers the following functions:

  • Printing in the clusters to PAWPrint queues
  • Printing from a residence hall or department to PAWPrint queues:
    Mac OSX | Windows XP

Refer to Printing to PAWPrints Color if you wish to print your work in color.

Printing from a Residence Hall or Department to PAWPrint queues

After configuring the PAWPrints queue on your computer, the steps to release your print job will be the same as those described above. You can go to any cluster release station to release your print job.

NOTE: A print job will sit in the PAWPrints queue for twenty-four (24) hours once the job has been submitted. If you do not retrieve it within that time period, the job will be automatically deleted from the queue.

Using PAWPrints with Mac OSX

Do not at this time run the HP 1.1 update from Apple's Software Update. If you have run it and are having problems, please contact the Help Desk for assistance.

Before you begin:

  • You must create an administrator-equivalent account using your Brown username and log into that account to configure IP printing. See Getting Online @ Brown Using a Mac for instructions on creating your Brown username administrator-equivalent account.
  • You will need to obtain the HP LaserJet 9000 Postscript printer driver if it is not already installed on your Macintosh.

Obtaining HP LaserJet 9000 printer driver for Mac OSX:

  1. Open your browser and navigate to the HP LaserJet 9000 printer - Mac OS X driver download page.
  2. In the "Driver" section of the page, click on the download button next to the description "hp LaserJet monochrome printing software and utility."
  3. Install the printer driver by double-clicking on the hp LaserJet Installer on your desktop.

Setting up printing to the PAWPrints queue from Mac OSX:

  1. From the Finder, open Printer Setup Utility (Go..Utilities, double-click Printer Setup Utilities).
  2. Click the Add icon to add a printer.
  3. From the first drop-down menu, select IP Printing.
  4. Next to Printer Type, select LPD/LPR.
  5. For Printer Address, enter uniprint.ad.brown.edu.
  6. For Queue Name, enter PAWPrints.
  7. From the Printer Model list, select HP.
  8. From the HP Printer list, select HP Laserjet 9000 Series. Note: If HP Laserjet 9000 does not appear in the printer list, follow the steps above to obtain the HP Laserjet 9000 printer drivers.
  9. Click the Add button.

Configure PAWPrints queue for duplex printing with Mac OSX:

  1. Select the PAWPrints printer and click on show info in the Printers menu.
  2. Choose Installable Options from the first Printer Info drop-down menu.
  3. Check the duplex unit checkbox.
  4. Click on Apply Changes.
  5. Open the document you wish to print.
  6. Select Print from the File menu.
  7. When the print dialog box appears, click on the Copies & Pages button.
  8. Click on the Long-Edge Binding radio button.
  9. Click on the Presets drop-down list and select Save As...
  10. Enter duplex in the Save Preset As: field.
  11. Click OK to confirm your duplex print setting.
  12. Click on the Print button to print your duplexed pages.

Duplex printing will be your default print setting. Remember to select the Standard preset from the Presets drop-down list when you want to print single-sided pages.

Using PAWPrints with Windows XP or Vista

Before you begin:

  • You must create an administrator-equivalent account using your Brown username and log into that account to configure IP printing. See Getting Online at Brown using Windows for instructions on creating your Brown username administrator-equivalent account.

To configure the PAWPrints queue on your Windows computer:

  1. Select Run from the Start menu.
  2. Enter \\uniprint.ad.brown.edu\PAWPrints in the Open field.
  3. Click OK.
  4. You will be requested to authenticate. Enter ad\username in the name field, then your password.
  5. Confirm that the Remember your Password checkbox is checked, and click OK.
  6. The Connect to Printer dialog box will appear. Click Yes.

A window with the PAWPrints print queue will appear on your desktop. The queue permits you to view your print jobs that were sent to the queue but have not been released for printing.

*Note: Depending on your setup, you may need to repeat the above 6 steps each time your computer is restarted.

Duplex printing using Windows:

  1. Select PAWPrints from your Printers and Faxes control panel (Start..Printers and Faxes)
  2. Right-click on PAWPrints and select Properties from the quick menu.
  3. Click on the Printing Preferences button.
  4. Under the Layout tab in the Print on Both Sides section, select Flip on long edge.
  5. Click Apply to confirm your duplex print setting.
  6. Click OK to close the PAWPrints Properties dialog box.

Duplex printing will be your default print setting. Remember to select None in the Print on Both Sides section of the print properties dialog box when you want to print single-sided pages.

To print to the Brown PAWPrints queue:

  1. Open the document you wish to print.
  2. Select Print from the File menu.
  3. When the print dialog box appears, customize your print options (if needed) and click Print.
  4. Your print job will appear in the print queue, viewable on your desktop.

Releasing your print job to a Printer:

To release your pages to a printer, go to the print release station and follow the print release instructions below.

Printing in the Clusters to PAWPrint queues

To print from a public cluster to any of Brown's public printers, follow the steps below.
1. Logon to a cluster computer using your Brown username and password.
2. Open an application and select the document you wish to print.
3. Preview first to make sure the page is set up correctly for printing and you print only what you need. Click Print.
4. Select a queue to print the file. You may see a "spooling" message indicating the request is being sent to the release station.
5. Next, go to the print release station and login with your Brown username and password.
6. Select the print job(s) from the PAWPrint queue that you wish to release to the printer.
7. Insert your card (courtesy, Brown or vending) into the card reader.
8. From the list of pending print requests, click on one. The number of sheets, associated cost, and your remaining balance will be displayed for your review. Selecting your print job enables the "Print" and "Delete" buttons.

  • Use the delete button to remove a selected job from the PAWPrint queue.
  • Select the jobs you wish to printand click on the Print button. A fee of $.05 per single-sided page and $.07 per double-sided page will be deducted from your card.

Please note:
» The remaining card balance must be sufficient to cover the cost of the selected job or it will not print.
» Take care when deleting. You will not be offered a confirmation step. Once deleted, it is permanently removed.
9. Go directly to the printer to collect your output, as it will not have a banner page. Note that any job held in the queue for more than 24 hours is automatically deleted.

Notes on printing in the clusters:

  • By default, the printers in the clusters print on both sides of the paper. Be sure to change the print settings when previewing your document if you prefer to print single-sided pages.
  • Printing multiple copies is not allowed. If you need more than one copy of a particular document, use a copy machine to duplicate the printed document.
  • You can check on the status of your print job by looking at the Print Queue Monitor station located next to the printers.

Reimbursement Policy

CIS and the Library will reprint a document if the reason it did not print, or was smudged during printing, was due to a mechanical problem with the printer or a problem with the PAW Prints software. Reprints will not be issued to users who print the wrong document or have their document incorrectly formatted.  Users must include the print output with any request for a reprint or reimbursement due to unacceptable print quality.


To obtain a reprint or reimbursement, either:

  • Approach a lab consultant or Reference Librarian with your output and request a free reprint.  
  • If a lab consultant or Reference Librarian is not available, take your output to the CIS Help Desk in the CIT and complete a reimbursement request form for a reprint/refund. NOTE: Cluster printers are configured to cease printing if the toner levels are too low to produce an acceptable print image

NO CASH REFUNDS OR CREDITS WILL BE ISSUED under any circumstances. We will REPRINT your document as long as it meets the requirements above.