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    • Net-Print Fees and Billing
      The current charge is nine cents ($0.09) a page in CIT Computer Labs for one-sided, black-and-white laser printing on 8.5x11 paper. For two-sided printing (in CIT labs), the charge is nine cents...
    • Net-Print Paper Savings 2017
      This graphic displays how much paper Net-Print saved in the first three months of 2017 both by reducing the amount of sheets printed, and by using 100% post-consumer recycled paper in nearly half of all print jobs. To read about how we got the numbers, please see the IT News article, Net-Print Saves Paper and Trees Two Ways.
    • Net-Print Terms and Conditions
      Individual accounts cannot be transferred or used by another individual. It is your responsibility to keep your password secure (please visit our Strong Passwords article for...
    • Print to Net-Print Printers from Off-Campus
      Use Cornell's Virtual Private Network (VPN), which is a service that authenticates your identity and affiliation with Cornell using your NetID and password, and then sends all your Cornell-...
    • Request a Net-Print Refund
      If you experience printing problems, you can request a refund.
    • Types of Net-Print Printers
      This article focuses on the different kinds of print queues you can select from.
    • Why Does Net-Print Charge for Printing?
      The Net-Print service is a "university service center," which means that it must recover all of its costs. It is not subsidized by Cornell University, in part because the amount of printing varies...

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    Printing

    • Install Net-Print for Windows
      Download and install the Net-Print software to print from your Windows laptop or computer.
    • Install Net-Print on a Mac
      Download and install the Net-Print software to print from your Mac laptop or computer.
    • Net-Print Printer Locations
      There are more than 180 printers connected to Net-Print. You can see a list of all Net-Print Printers with color/bw and one-sided/duplex indicated. You can also see the printer list by...
    • Types of Net-Print Accounts
      To use Net-Print, you'll need your Cornell NetID, your password, and a Net-Print account. You can have one or more Net-Print accounts. There are four types of accounts: Bursar...
    • Add Mac Print Queues for Net-Print
      We strongly recommend that most Ithaca users select Campus BW and Campus Color rather than choosing individual printers. Read more in our Find-Me Print Queues article. In order to...
    • Add Windows Print Queues for Net-Print
      We strongly recommend that most Ithaca users select Campus BW and Campus Color rather than choosing individual printers. Read more in our Find-Me Print Queues article. In order to...
    • Cost of Net-Print Printers
      There are more than 180 printers connected to Net-Print. You can find the cost of printing to each printer.
    • Current Status of Net-Print Printers
      The printer status list shows the queue name, printer location, the number of jobs waiting to print, whether or not the printer is enabled, the status of the printer, and list of any problems....
    • Net-Print Find-Me Queues
      Send a print job, then select where it will print when you get to a printer.
    • Net-Print Problem: Mac Jobs Held for Authentication
      User Experience I've authenticated, but the printer icon in my dock is bouncing and it says my job is "held for authentication." How to Solve this Problem When you are...
    • Net-Print Release Job Using QR Code
      Many Net-Print printers are equipped with an ID reader; your print job won't print until you use your Cornell ID to release the document. This article describes how to get your job printed by scanning the QR code available on many printers (especially in the libraries).
    • Print with Net-Print for Mac
      This page describes how to install and use Net-Print software on a Mac computer.
    • Print with Net-Print for Windows
      To print, you need to have created at least one Net-Print account (which will be charged) installed the Net-Print software added at least one print queue. In...
    • Release Method (Net-Print Without Your ID Card)
      Instructions for printing if you don't have your Cornell ID card or if the printer doesn't have a card reader

    Setup

    • Install Net-Print for Windows
      Download and install the Net-Print software to print from your Windows laptop or computer.
    • Install Net-Print on a Mac
      Download and install the Net-Print software to print from your Mac laptop or computer.
    • Add Mac Print Queues for Net-Print
      We strongly recommend that most Ithaca users select Campus BW and Campus Color rather than choosing individual printers. Read more in our Find-Me Print Queues article. In order to...
    • Add Windows Print Queues for Net-Print
      We strongly recommend that most Ithaca users select Campus BW and Campus Color rather than choosing individual printers. Read more in our Find-Me Print Queues article. In order to...

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