PaperCut Client
What is it?
With the PaperCut Client software you can check your balance and the use of a shared account from your workstation. IT Services installs the PaperCut Client software on all Metropolia maintained faculty workstations in a centralized manner.
How do I use it?
The program starts automatically at logon and you can recognize it from the icon next to the clock, on the bottom right.
Open the client software by clicking on the icon.
The client software shows the logged on user's current balance. For more information log in at https://papercut.metropolia.fi.
Shared account
What is it?
With the PaperCut Client you can create shared accounts, that authorized users can use when printing to and copying with the multifunction printers.
How do I get a shared account?
If you need a shared account for a project, a workgroup etc., please make a service request at
A shared account must have an owner. The owner determines who can use the account, and she also decides how much
credit is added to the account.
Things to note
If you are authorized to use one or more shared accounts, you computer must have PaperCut Client installed.
Otherwise you cannot print to a multifunction printer.
The system checks via the client software, whether the job is charged to your own account or a shared account.
If you computer does not have PaperCut Client, please make a service request at [http://hd.metropolia.fi|
Using a shared account
Print as you normally do the Toshiba Virtual Queue.
When you print to the Toshiba Virtual Queue, the client software catches the print job and a popup window asks you whether the job is charged to
- a shared account
- your personal account
The default is charging to your personal account. The client software displays in the same red field
- the name of the print job
- the number of pages
- color / black & white
- charge
When selecting charging to a shared account, the client software lists in a menu all the accounts that the user is authorized to use.
Finish by clicking on Print.
Realeasing print job at a multifunction printer
Log on to the device by placing you card close to the card reader.
Select Change Account to select a shared account.
Next, select in the menu the account that the job is charged to.
Next, touch Select Jobs.
Print your job.
To log out touch push the Access button to the left of the C button.
Making copies using a shared account
Making copies using a shared account is very similar to printing.
Log on to the device by placing you card close to the card reader.
Select Change Account to select a shared account.
Next, select in the menu the account that the copies are charged to.
Select the copy mode by pushing the Copy button in the panel on the right.
Make copies as you normally do. When you finish, remember to log out by pushing the Access button (to the left of the C button).
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