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Northeastern uses printing software called PaperCut for faculty, staff, and students to send print jobs to PaperCut printers. With PaperCut, you will be able to print from a diverse range of devices, release printed materials more quickly, print with or without a Husky Card, and use a web-based print portal for more visibility and control.

Table of contents:

Northeastern Printing Plan

Tap-to-print locations by queue

Print from a Northeastern-managed computer

Retrieve prints with a Husky Card

Retrieve prints without a Husky Card

Print from a personal computer or device

Using the PaperCut portal

Northeastern Printing Plan

At the start of the academic year, members of the Northeastern community receive $120 worth of printing credits on their Husky Cards that can be used at various color and black & white printers across campus. The non-refundable annual credit does not roll over from year to year, and when your balance hits $0.00, the printing system will default to using Husky Dollars.

All jobs sent to the printing queues are available to print for 12 hours. Cost is determined on a per page basis, and varies depending on the type of printer used and the size of the paper.

Note: It is important that the job you send is selected to be the appropriate paper size of the printer. The print job will fail if it does not match and an email notification will be sent.

Tap-to-print locations by queue:

There are six types of printers available on campus:

  • PaperCut black and white letter 8.5×11

  • PaperCut black and white tabloid 11×17

  • PaperCut color letter 8.5×11

  • PaperCut color tabloid 11×17

  • PaperCut multi-function 

    Note: PaperCut multi-function printers are able to print any print job sent to both color and black & white of the 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 17 printers. 
  • Plotter printers

    Note: The plotter printers are meant to be used for prints larger than 11×17 and they use Husky Dollars to print from. Size limitations are set on our other printers so using your personal device to print to the plotter may not allow you to change with a custom size. If you experience this, please use an imaged machine on the first floor. If you are having trouble, visit the IT Customer Service Desk in Snell library so a staff member can assist you.

PaperCut black and white letter 8.5×11

Pages printed here cost $0.10/page. Locations of these printers are the following:

  • Snell Library first floor
  • Snell Library second floor
  • Behrakis
  • Curry Student Center – ground, first (2 locations), and third floors
  • Dodge Hall
  • Davenport A and B lobbies
  • East Village
  • Forsyth
  • Hayden Hall
  • International Village lobby
  • ISEC lobby
  • Kerr Hall lobby
  • Marino Center by the gym turnstiles
  • Ryder Hall atrium
  • Shillman lobby
  • Smith Hall lobby
  • Speare Hall lobby
  • Stetson East and West lobbies
  • West Village C, H, E, and G lobbies
  • White Hall lobby
  • Willis Hall lobby
  • Boston Financial District campus – Broad Street
  • Charlotte campus – Resource Room and Tech Lounge
  • San Jose / Silicon Valley campus
  • Seattle campus

PaperCut black and white tabloid 11×17

Pages printed here cost $0.30/page. Locations of these printers are the following:

  • Snell Library first floor – InfoCommons in the glass printer circle
  • Snell Library second floor – Digital Media Commons

PaperCut color letter 8.5×11

Pages printed here cost $0.30/page. Locations of these printers are the following:

  • Snell Library first floor – InfoCommons in the glass printer circle
  • Snell Library second floor – Digital Media Commons

PaperCut color tabloid 11×17

Pages printed here cost $0.75/page. Locations of these printers are the following:

  • Snell Library first floor – InfoCommons in the glass printer circle
  • Snell Library second floor – Digital Media Commons

Plotter printers:

Note: Plotting is currently unavailable

The HP plotter printers are meant to be used for prints larger than 11×17. Cost is determined by the size of the printout, and varies depending on the overall dimensions, color and quality of the plot; costs will be deducted directly from your Husky Dollar balance. ITS Customer Service staff are able to assist you with the printing process during defined hours of operation. Printers are available in the following location:

  • 138B Snell Library

Restricted-access labs:

Based on their academic affiliation, eligible students may be able to use printers in the following restricted-access labs:

  • 107 and 109 Snell Library (classroom wing) – CPS Media students only
  • 100, 204, 214 and 323 Knowles Center – School of Law only

Colleges and departments may have other printers available for student use, however these printers are not part of the Northeastern Printing Plan. The Ruggles Design Studio printers (Architecture students only, funded by Husky Dollars) utilizes the Northeastern Printing Plan Virtual Print Client in conjunction with an additional download. More information is available on the Printing page of the School of Architecture website. 

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Print from a Northeastern-managed computer:

Note: Only staff members can print from staff labeled printers.

  1. Open the document or file that you want to print and use the print command appropriate for your machine. A list of printers that you can choose from should appear, including black and white, color, and plotter printers.

    Note: The plotter printers are meant to be used for prints larger than 11×17 and they use Husky dollars to print from. Please visit the IT Service Desk in Snell library so a staff member can assist you.

  2. Enter your myNortheastern credentials in the pop-up that appears.

    Enter your myNortheastern credentials to print

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Retrieve prints with a Husky Card:

There are two different types of tap stations on campus. One that is integrated into the printer and the other that is external from the printer.

To use the tap station integrated into the printer:

  1. Tap your Husky Card on the green "Tap Your Husky Card Here" to be read by the sensor



  2. Check the box of the the job you wish to print and select the blue "print" button to print.

To use the tap station external from the printer:

  1. Tap your Husky Card on the "Wave ID" sensor at a PaperCut swipe station.

    Tap your Husky card at a print station

  2. Select the green "print" button for the job you want to print or select the green "print all" button to print all jobs displayed.

    Select the green print button at a printer

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Retrieve prints without a Husky Card:

  1. Open the camera on your mobile device and scan the QR code next to the printer.

    Scan the QR code at a printer station

  2. Tap the pop-up that will direct you to the PaperCut mobile print release page.

  3. Sign in using your myNortheastern credentials.

    Sign into PaperCut

  4. Release the print job from your mobile device.

    Release the print job

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Print from a personal computer or device:

You can print to a PaperCut printer from your personal computer or device. PaperCut supports Mac, PC (Windows), Linux, Android, iPhone/iPad, and printing via email. Refer to the following articles for additional help:

Set up and print on a Mac:

You do not need to install additional software or print drivers in order to print to a PaperCut printer from a Mac. Simply add a PaperCut printer from the "System Preferences" menu. Learn more about printing from a Mac.

Set up and print on Windows:

You will need to download and install the PaperCut mobility print installer for Windows. Once the software is set up, you will be able to select a PaperCut printer and set up the necessary print drivers. Learn more about printing from Windows.

Set up and print on a GNU/Linux distribution:

You can deploy the PaperCut NG/MF user client software on Linux and other Unix based operating systems using the following installation procedure outlined in this article.

Set up and print on Android:

You will need to download and install the PaperCut mobility print app from the Google Play Store. You can then print to a PaperCut printer from your Android. Learn more about printing from an Android.

Set up and print on an iPhone or iPad:

You do not need to install an app on your iPhone or iPad in order to print to a PaperCut printer. Simply open the content you want to print, tap the "share" icon, then swipe left and tap the "print" icon. Learn more about printing from an iPhone or iPad.

Print via email:

You can print to the PaperCut printers using your @northeastern.edu email address. Compose the email, attach the items that you want to print, and go to one of the printers to retrieve your prints. Learn more about printing via email.

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Using the PaperCut portal:

The PaperCut portal tracks your printing balance and transactions, number of print jobs, number of pages you have printed, and the environmental impact of your printing. The portal includes a web print feature which allows you to print from any device without the need to install software. Learn more about using the PaperCut portal.

 

 

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