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 will be deducted either from your PAWPrint account* or BrownID Bear Bucks account via the card swipe at a print release station. 

Printing Costs

Black & White : 7 cents per 1 side or 10 cents for duplex

Color Printing: 25 cents per 1 side or 40 cents for duplex.

Printing Locations

CIT Cluster: CIT169

Science's Library: Freidman Center & Mezzanine Level

Rock Library: First floor cluster (Rm131) & Second floor cluster (Rm201) & Grad Cluster (Rm203)

Orwig Library: First floor Cluster

Hay Library: First floor cluster

Roberts Center: Lower Level Copy Room

Barus & Holly: First floor cluster (Rm191)

Granoff-CAC: MultiMedia Lab

List Art: MultiMedia Lab

For Fall Students:

Students are granted a $30 printing credit once per academi YEAR via Bear Bucks.  Upon the first login to a print release station each academic year, your account will see your $30 credit 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 charged via your Bear Bucks account (formerly Declining Balance). 

For Summer Students:

  1. You will need a valid Brown ID and Brown account to be able to print.
  2. You will need to purchase a print card at any of the ValuePort machines on campus. (ValuePort machines are located in the CIT, SciLi and Rock Libraries). 

Printing

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

  1. At your computer - a login with your username connecting to the Brown network to reach the print queue. PAWPrints requires the HP LaserJet 9150 Postscript printer driver for proper operation. See installation and configuration section below.
  2. At the release station - a login ID and Brown ID card to select and release your job(s). Release stations are located adjacent to the cluster printers.
  3. At the card reader - either a print card 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

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 (steps are listed below), 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

Step 1: Before you begin:

  • 1. You must create an administrator-equivalent account using your Brown username (authID) 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. Remember these instruction may differ slightly with the version of OS you have installed.
  • 2. Also, this will not work with Brown-EZ.

Step 2: Connecting to Brown-Secure for the First Time using Cloudpath:

  • 1. Visit http://cloudpath.brown.edu to use Cloudpath's automated configuration tool for Brown-Secure.
  • 2. This tool will help you perform an automated configuration of settings for Brown-Secure, and enter your authentication credentials so that you will automatically connect to Brown-Secure when your computer is in range of the wireless network. A generic set of instructions for using Cloudpath are available in the attached document.
  • 3. If you have problems configuring your Brown-Secure Wireless Network connection or Cloudpath is unavailable, follow the troubleshooting recommendations in the next section. These instructions will assist you to troubleshoot your Brown-Secure wireless configuration and successfully connect your Mac to Wi-Fi Protected Access.
  • 4. Important: SecureW2 is intended for use only on the Brown-Secure network. You should not use SecureW2 for other networks unless otherwise instructed.

    • - OR -

    Connecting Manually to Brown-Secure

  • 1. If you are unable to use Cloudpath to configure your wireless settings, the following will help you perform connect directly to Brown-Secure.
  • 2. Make sure your operating system is up to date. To do this, run "Software Update." You can select Software Update from the Apple menu in the upper left corner.
  • 3. Clear out all previously created Brown-Secure Network settings. To do so:.
  • 4. Open Keychain Access, go to: Applications>Utilities>Keychain Access. Double click the icon and the window will open displaying the contents of the keychain.
  • 5. Delete any items in Keychain Access which contain the phrase "Brown-Secure"
  • 6. Once you have deleted these items, go to the Airport icon and click Open Network Preferences. Go to Advanced and then the 802.1x tab.
  • 7. In the User Profiles list, delete all existing profiles for Brown-Secure.
  • 8. After deleting existing User Profiles for Brown-Secure, click OK to close the Advanced configuration screen and then Apply in the Network Preferences Panel (Apply will only be available if changes were made).

Step 3: Obtaining HP LaserJet 9000 printer driver for Mac OSX:

  • 1. Open your browser and navigate to the HP LaserJet 9050 printer - Mac OS X driver download page from HP.com.
  • 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.

Step 4: Make sure you are connected to Brown-Secure

Step 5: Setting up printing to the PAWPrints queue from Mac OSX:

  • 1. From the Finder, open Printer Setup Utility (Go..System Prefernces double-click Print & Fax).
  • 2. Click the ‘+’ 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 CISuniprint.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 9050. Note: If HP Laserjet 9050 does not appear in the printer list, follow the steps above to obtain the HP Laserjet 9050 printer driver.
  • 9. Click the Add button.

B: 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.

Step 6: Print to PAWprint, print Queue.

Step 7: Go to a Print Release Station to release Job.

To configure the PAWPrints queue on your Windows computer:

  1. Select Run from the Start menu.
  2. Enter \\CISuniprint.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, and then SWIPE your Brown ID when prompted.
6. Select the print job(s) from the PAWPrint queue that you wish to release to the printer.
7. 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 $.07 per single-sided page and $.10 per double-sided page will be deducted from your card.

Please note:
» The remaining PawPrints or Bear Bucks 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.

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.