Installing PaperCut on Windows

Installing PaperCut for Windows
 

To install PaperCut on your computer so that you can print to the Comptuing Lab printers, please follow these directions.  Once setup, you can print from applications like normal, then you will be prompted to login to PaperCut.  After sending your job to PaperCut you may visit any of the Computing Labs and print your job from the Release Stations next to the printer.

Directions for installing the PaperCut Client, and the PaperCut printer

Optional Steps

Step 1: Installing the PaperCut Client for Windows
 

  1. Download the PaperCut NG Client 12.5 software from this shared Google link.
  2. Double-click on papercut.exe and click Extract to extract the installer folder.
  3. Open the papercut folder and double-click on client-local-install.exe to start the install.
  4. If you get a Security Warning message, click “Run” or “Yes”
  5. Click “Next” at the License Agreement and Destination Location windows and when prompted.
  6. At the “Select Components” window, ensure “Local Install (For all users)” is selected.
  7. Click Install and wait for the install to complete. This should only take a few seconds. 
  8. After the install has completed, At the Finish window, select “Launch client and verify my identity (Recommended)”, and click Finish.
  9. PaperCut will now launch. Login with your Wellesley account and password.
  10. Please follow the links below for your version of Windows to setup the PaperCut printer in your list of printers.

 

Step 2, for XP, Vista, or 7: Adding the PaperCut printer in Windows
 

  1. Open the Add printer setup wizard.
    • For Windows Vista/7 press the Windows key on your keyboard and type in Add printer. Click on the first option that appears in the menu list.
  2. Select Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer.
  3. Select The printer that I want isn't listed.
  4. Choose Select a shared printer by name and type in \\papertiger\community and click Next.
  5. Windows will connect to the server and attempt to install the printer driver automatically.  This may take a few seconds. 
  6. When prompted if you trust this printer, click Install Driver.
  7. In the You've successfully added community on papertiger window, click Next.
  8. If you wish to set this as your default printer, check the box Set as default printer.  Click Finish to finish the Add Printer wizard.
  9. You've successfully added the PaperCut printer and can now print to PaperCut from any program on your computer.


Step 2, for Windows 8: Adding the PaperCut printer

 

  1. Download the HP Universal Postscript Driver software from this shared Google link.
  2. Double-click on the hpuniversal-64bit-ps.exe file.
  3. In the WinZip window, uncheck "When done unzipping open..", then click Unzip to extract the driver files. 
  4. When it finishes extracting files, click OK.
  5. Move the mouse to the top right corner of the screen and click on the magnifying glass icon, or press the Windows key + F to go to Windows Search.
  6. In the search field, type Advanced Printer Setup and press Enter. 
  7. Under the search bar, click Settings.
  8. In the Settings Results on the left, click Advanced Printer Setup.
  9. Click The printer that I want isn't listed.
  10. In the Select a shared printer by name field, type in the following website: http://papertiger.wellesley.edu:631/printers/community and click Next.
  11. A connecting to... window will popup.  This may take a few seconds.
  12. An Add Printer Wizard will popup.  Click Have Disk.
  13. Click Browse.
  14. In the Locate File window, click Computer on the left, then navigate to C: > HP Universal Print Driver > ps-x64-5.5.0.12834 and click Open.
  15. In the Install From Disk window, click OK.
  16. In the Add Printer Wizard window, click OK.
  17. You should be back at the Windows Printer Installation progress bar now.  Please wait as this may take a few minutes to setup.
  18. In the You've successfully added community on papertiger window, click Next.
  19. If you wish to set this as your default printer, check the box Set as default printer. 
  20. Click Finish to finish the Add Printer wizard.
  21. You've successfully added the PaperCut printer and can now print to PaperCut from any program on your computer.

 

Configure double-sided / duplex printing

 
Windows XP & Vista:
  1. Go to Start > Devices and Printers.
  2. Right-click on the printer you want to set to duplex and select Printing Properties .
  3. In the Properties window, go to the Advanced tab and click Printing Defaults .
  4. In the Printing Defaults window, go to the Finishing tab. In the Document Options section, check the checkbox for Print on Both Sides and click OK .
  5. In the Properties window, click OK .
  6. You may now close the Printers window.
  7. Double-sided printing will now be the default when you print to this printer. If you want to print single-sided, in the application you are using go to File > Print and click the Properties button next to the printer. Go to the Finishing tab and uncheck the box next to Print on Both Sides.
     

Windows 7 & 8:

  1. Go to Start > Devices and Printers.
  2. Right-click on the printer you want to set to duplex and select Printing Preferences (not Printing Properties).
  3. In the Preferences window, in the Layout section that appears, there should be a Print on Both Sides drop-down box.  Change that option to Flip on Long Edge.
  4. In the Preferences window, click OK .
  5. Double-sided printing will now be the default when you print to this printer. If you want to print single-sided, in the application you are using go to File > Print and click the Properties button next to the printer. In the Layout tab, under Print on Both Sides, set it to None, and it will print single-sided.
     
 

Print a test page
 

While not required, you may wish to print a test page before printing a document, to make sure the settings are correct and that you can print to PaperCut.

  1. Select community as your printer under "Devices and Printers".
  2. Print any page from any source.
  3. Click "Print" when the dialog below appears and the page will be available at any release station.
 

 

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