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PaperCut

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Information: behrend.psu.edu/papercut or behrend.psu.edu/print

Setup: behrend.psu.edu/PapercutSetup

Release: behrend.psu.edu/PapercutRelease

PaperCut Mobility Print App on Android devices.

Credit: Penn State

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Students can print to these printers via web or app using a tablet, cell phone, or computer connected to Eduroam Wi-Fi and/or Global Protect. Starting Fall 2026, PaperCut Mobility Print will be launched at Behrend. PaperCut is Behrend's modern print management solution, designed to provide a secure, convenient, and efficient printing experience for students, faculty, and staff. Students will be able to print 100 pages per semester before being charged 5 cents per page. This new printing solution allows users to print documents and release them when needed at any participating Student Printing location. Participating locations are given below:

• AMIC
• Burke 1st Floor
• Burke Clark Café (B&W & Color)
• Burke Ground Floor
• Hammermill 135 (B&W & Color)
• Kochel Ground Floor (B&W & Color)
• Reed
• Turnbull Hall Lobby Area
• Witkowski Food Court

By centralizing printing services and supporting secure release printing, PaperCut allows users to print documents and collect them at participating printers when and where they are needed after signing in and authenticating. Please see instructions below: 

PaperCut Setup/Printing instructions:

• Computer Labs
• Android Devices
• Windows (Desktop/Laptops)
• iOS (iPhones/iPads)
• MACs

Note: If you choose to print in color, make sure you go to a location that has color printing available.

1. Choose file you would like to print
2. Go to file > print
3. Select available printer queue: 
   1. E8-Black_and_White-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01] 
   2. E8-Color-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01]
4. Print your document

   1. Phone: Scan QR code to participating Mobile printing location and login with username and password. Then, select “release” to print out your document

      Or

       

   2. Lab PC: go to Papercut Release and sign in with username (abc1234) and password
      1. Locate printer location (i.e. E8-Hammermill) and select release

Personal Devices

PaperCut QR Code for Android devices only.

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1. Connect to Eduroam Wi-Fi.
2. Download Mobility Print: 
   1. Scan QR Code Or
   2. Go to Papercut Setup
3. Open the Mobility Print app and log in with PSU username (abc1234) and password
4. Turn on notifications for Mobility Print 
5. Choose printer queues:
   1. E8-Black_and_White-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01] 
   2. E8-Color-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01]
6. Select document and select “print”
7. Scan QR code next to the participating Mobile printing location and sign in with your username and password. Then, select “release” to print out your document.

1. Connect to Eduroam Wi-Fi.
2. Download Mobility Print: 
   1. Papercut Setup *Use Safari browser
3. Go to settings > general > profile > PaperCut Mobility Print > install
4. Select your document and choose the desired print queue:
   1. E8-Black_and_White-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01] 
   2. E8-Color-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01]
5. Adjust settings as needed and select “print”
6. Scan QR code to participating Mobile printing location and login with username and password. Then, select “release” to print your document

1. Connect to Eduroam Wi-Fi.
2. Install Mobility Print: Papercut Setup and install
3. Select available printer queue: 
   1. E8-Black_and_White-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01] 
   2. E8-Color-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01]
4. Print your document

   1. Phone: Scan QR code to participating Mobile printing location and sign in with your PSU username (abc1234) and password. Then, select “release” to print out your document

      Or

       

   2. Go to Papercut Release and sign in with PSU username (abc1234) and password
      1. Locate printer location (i.e. E8-Hammermill) and select release to print out your document

1. Connect to Eduroam Wi-Fi.
2. Install Mobility Print: Papercut Setup and select printer queues to install: 
   1. E8-Black_and_White-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01] 
   2. E8-Color-26-27 [O5-PRINT-01]
3. Pick your document, choose desired print queue, adjust settings as needed, and select "print"
4. Print your document

   1. Phone: Scan QR code to participating Mobile printing location and login with username and password. Then, select “release” to print out your document

      Or

       

   2. Go to Papercut Release and sign in with PSU username (abc1234) and password
      1. Locate printer location (i.e. E8-Hammermill) and select release to print out your document

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need to be on campus connected to Eduroam Wi-Fi to send jobs to the printers?

A: To send and release jobs, your device must either be connected to the on campus Eduroam Wi-Fi or be connected anywhere to the GlobalProtect VPN available through Penn State.

Q: How long will my print job stay in the system if I don’t release it?

A: Each job will stay in the system ready to release for 3 days until it is automatically removed. You can release the job at any time during that period by scanning the QR code at the printer or logging on to the release webpage.

Q: Is this system only for mobile devices?

A: No, all computer lab computers also use this system and are already set up with it. You should follow the same steps to send and release print jobs when using them for printing.

Q: How do I cancel a print job after I’ve already sent it?

A: On the release webpage for a printer, in addition to releasing a specific job, there is also an option to cancel the job. This will remove it from your list of jobs to release.

Q: Why does my print job not print when I send it on my device?

A: When you send a print job to either Black and White or Color, it gets put into a job list accessible by any printer on campus. In order to release the job and print it at your desired printer, you must scan the QR code at the printer or find the printer on the release webpage.