Pay-For-Print - Mobile Printing

You can set up your personal device to print from any release station in a campus library or InfoLab using your Wiscard account for payment. Papercut supports Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.
  • Set up the PaperCut Mobility Print printer(s) on your device.
    • Connect your device to the campus wireless network 
    • Go to PaperCut Mobility Print Setup
    • See Installation Instructions below for directions specific to your device type
    • You must be on campus and connected to the campus wireless to print
    • You should only need to do this step once - though you can re-run the installers if anything changes or you need a different queue than you set up initially.
    • Note: If you intend to pay using a Print Card instead of your Wiscard or Wiscard Print account (this is unusual), you will need to enter the Card Number and PIN instead of your NetID when it asks for authentication.

  • Print to the desired queue from your device
  • Release your Print Job

If you need assistance or run into any issues, work with the local staff or Get Help from DoIT (wisc.edu)

Installing the PaperCut Mobility Print queues on your device

Windows

  1. Go to PaperCut Mobility Print Setup
  2. Click "Download"

    Download page for Windows Mobility Print Installer. Shows 2 steps. The first is a download button with the text "Click the button below to download Mobility Print". The second step says "Run the Mobility Print installer to install your printers."

  3. Run the downloaded file. 
    • Note that the file is named something like "pc-mobility-print-printer-setup-<version>[papercut-print.doit.wisc.edu].exe.  Do not rename this file.  If your browser automatically renames this file, use a different browser.  The executable uses the file name to know what print server to connect to.

  4. Enter administrator credentials as necessary and click through the boxes to allow the app to make changes to your device, to use your desired language, and to accept the license agreement.

  5. Select the queue(s) you want to add to your device.  Note that if you later realize you want different ones, you can just re-run the installer.

    Windows Installer dialog with a "Printer Selection" heading and a list of possible print queue to multi-select from before hitting next.

  6. Enter your your NetID and Password.  In the unusual event you intend to pay with a Print Card, enter the Card Number and the PIN on your card instead.

    Windows Installer Dialog with a "Your network login" header and fields to enter a username and password before hitting next.

  7. Click "Finish" 
    1. You should now see the queue(s) you added as options to select for your printer when you  to print a document.
    2. These queues should be easy to spot as they should have "[PAPERCUT-PRINT](Mobility)" on the ends of their names
    3. Once you no longer need these queues, you can just delete the printers.  No other uninstallation is necessary.

macOS (laptops)

  1. Go to PaperCut Mobility Print Setup
  2. Click "Download"

    Mobility print download page for mac with2 steps, one to download mobility print with a download button, and the other to run the installer.

  3. Click the download .dmg to mount the image. 
  4. Note that the file is named something like "pc-mobility-print-printer-setup-<version>[papercut-print.doit.wisc.edu].dmg.  Do not rename this file.  If your browser automatically renames this file, use a different browser.  The installer uses the file name to know what print server to connect to.

    macOS finder showing the downloads folder with a .dmg file in it, and a separte finder window showing the contents of the dmg with the installer pkg in it

  5. Run the .pkg to install the queues.  Click continue through the boxes to agree to the terms and select an install location.  Enter administrator credentials for your mac when prompted.

    macOS installer showing the successful install screen at the end of the papercut installaion

  6. You should now see all the PaperCut Mobility queues.  Note that you can just re-run the installer if you delete any of these and later need them or if the published queues change and you need updated ones.

    macOS Printers & Scanners System Preferences Page showing a number of mobility print queues

iOS (iPhones and iPads)

  1. Go to PaperCut Mobility Print Setup and click the "Download" button.

    You must do this using Safari on your device.  Other browsers will just download a file.

    Screenshot of iOS safari showing the PaperCut Mobility download page. It has two steps visible, first a step with a download button, and then a second step to install the download proile.

  2. Click "Allow" when Safari prompts whether to allow the download of a configuration profile

    Safari on iOS prompting whether to allow the download of a configuration profile

  3. Open Settings on your device.  Depending on the version, it may inform you that a profile was downloaded as highlighted in the screenshot below.  In other version you may need to go to "General > VPN & Device Management" or "General > Profile" to find it.

    screenshot of iOS Settings with a "Profile Downloaded" section highlighted
  4. Select the "PaperCut Mobility Print for iOS" profile and select "Install"

    .iOS Screenshot of a prompt to install the PaperCut Mobility Print for iOS profile

Android

  1. Go to PaperCut Mobility Print Setup on your Android device and click on the "Install or update" link.
  2. If prompted to Open with Play Store select "Just once".



  3. When the Play Store opens click on the Install button to install the app.
  4. After the Mobility Print app has installed re-open the PaperCut Mobility Print Setup link and again click on the "Install or update" link.  This will update the Print Mobility app for our campus configuration.  If the following prompt appears select the "Mobility Print" option and the "Just Once" action to continue.

  • When the installation has completed you should see the following screen.



  • The setup portion of the process is complete.

 

Printing to the PaperCut Mobility Print queues from your device

Windows

  1. With the document open choose "File > Print".  You can often use Ctrl-P as well.  The exact buttons and dialog you're presented with will vary with the application you're printing from.
  2. When presented with a list of printers, select the appropriate queue.
  3. You have a limited selection of options.  Be aware that you'll have the ability to select color vs. black & white and two-sided regardless of whether or not the printer that you're ultimately printing to supports those options.
  4. Once you've hit print, go to a release station to pay for and release your job.

macOS (laptops)

  1. With the document open on your Mac, choose "File > Print", or press Command-P.
  2. A print dialog will open with a preview of your printed document.  The options you see may depend on the app you're using.
  3. Select the desired queue from the "Printer" dropdown.
  4. You have a limited selection of options.  Be aware that you'll have the ability to select color vs. black & white and two-sided regardless of whether or not the printer that you're ultimately printing to supports those options.
  5. You will be prompted for a Name and Password for the printer.  Enter your your NetID and Password. 

    macOS Name/Password prompt for printer

    In the unusual event you intend to pay with a Print Card, enter the Card Number and the PIN on your card instead.

  6. Once you've hit print, go to a release station to pay for and release your job.

iOS (iPhones and iPads)

  1. Click the Share button.  Where this button is varies by app.

    iOS Share button

  2. Scroll down and select "Print".
  3. Select your desired Printer.

    You have a selection of other options.  Be aware that you'll have the ability to select color vs. black & white and two-sided regardless of whether or not the printer that you're ultimately printing to supports those options.

    iOS Print Dialog showing a "Departmental-Color-Mobile" printer selected and various toggles for color, copies, size, orientation, etc.

  4. The first time you print, you will be prompted for credentials.  Enter your NetID and password and tap OK.
    • In the unusual event you intend to pay with a Print Card, enter the Card Number and the PIN on your card instead.
  5. Once you've hit print, go to a release station to pay for and release your job.

Android

    1.  Click on the Share button, which may look similar to the following.
    2. When the dialog box opens select the Print option.



    3. When the print page has appeared click the down arrow by "Save as PDF", which will list the printing options.





    4. Once the printer has been selected press the pastel colored icon on the right side of the screen.



    5. Click OK on the Mobility Print message.



    6. Your initial print will require you to enter credentials.  When presented with the screen below enter you NetID in the Username field and your password in the Password field.




      In the unusual event you intend to pay with a Print Card, enter the Card Number and the PIN on your card instead.

     

    Print queues at each location

    • Broadly speaking "Infolabs-B&W-Mobile" and "Infolabs-Color-Mobile" are for printing in the InfoLabs, "Libraries-B&W-Mobile" and "Libraries-Color-Mobile" are for printing in campus library locations, and "Departmental-B&W-Mobile" and "Departmental-Color-Mobile" are for printing in the rest of the locations that support PaperCut around campus.

    Libraries-[B&W/Color]-Mobile

    InfoLabs-[B&W/Color]-Mobile

    Departmental-[B&W-Color]-Mobile
    AMP Library x
    Art Library x
    Chemistry Information Commons x
    College Library InfoLab x x
    College Library x
    Communication Sciences and Disorders   x
    Ebling Library x
    Helen C. White (Department of English)   x
    Geology Library x
    Historical Society Library x
    iSchool Library x
    Law Library x
    Media Center Barnard Hall x
    Media Center Chadbourne Hall x
    Media Center Dejope Hall x
    Media Center Kronshage Hall x
    Media Center Lowell x
    Media Center Merit Hall x
    Media Center Ogg Hall x
    Media Center Phillips Hall x
    Media Center Sellery Hall x
    Media Center Smith Hall x
    Media Center Waters Hall x
    Media Center Witte Hall x
    Memorial Library InfoLab x
    Memorial Library x  
    MERIT Library x  
    Mills Music Library x
    PoliSci   x
    Social Work Library x
    Special Collections x
    Steenbock Library x x
    SAC InfoLab x
    Student Print   x
    Union South InfoLounge x
    Van Hise InfoLab x
    Wisconsin School of Business   x

    See Also


    Keywords:
    printing wireless papercut mobile personal mobility laptop phone 
    Doc ID:
    131627
    Owned by:
    Tanya D. in InfoLabs
    Created:
    2023-09-21
    Updated:
    2024-12-09
    Sites:
    DoIT Help Desk, InfoLabs, UW-Madison Libraries