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  • FYI

    • 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 1/2 x 11 paper. For two-sided printing (in CIT labs), the charge is nine...
    • 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...
    • Net-Print: What Is New (2017)?
      Major changes were made to the Cornell Net-Print service on January 10, 2017.
    • 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...

    Manage Accounts

    • 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 Money to a Net-Print Cash Account
      This article describes how to add funds to your Net-Print Cash Account. These same steps are used to create your Cash Account if you have never used it before.
    • Clear Your Net-Print Credentials
      When you are done printing from a public workstation (or a friend's computer), you need to clear your credentials.
    • Create Course or Departmental Net-Print Accounts
      Only local technical support providers have the credentials necessary to create Course or Department accounts.
    • Obtain a Net-Print Bursar Account (Students)
      One way registered students can pay for their Net-Print activity is through their Bursar account. Printing fees are billed to the student's bursar account. (Other ways are Cash Accounts,...
    • Problem: Net-Print Claims My Bursar Account is Canceled
      Short answer: Go to the Net-Print "signup" page https://net-print.cornell.edu and attempt to sign up again. If it works, your Net-Print Bursar account will no longer be canceled. If not, then you...
    • Review Your Net-Print Account Balances
      Log in at net-print.cornell.edu with your NetID and password. With Summary selected in the left navigation, the main window shows the balance in your cash account, along with the total...
    • Review Your Recent Net-Print Activity
      Log in at net-print.cornell.edu with your NetID and password. In the left navigation, click Recent Print Jobs. If your Recent Print Jobs report is blank, click Filter on (near the...
    • Select a Net-Print Account to Use
      You will select an account each time you print, see screenshot below. A Cash Account is one to which you've added money via credit/debit card. If you do not have a Bursar...

    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.
    • 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
      Before you can add a print queue, you must have installed the new (January 2017) Net-Print software. We strongly recommend that most Ithaca users select Campus BW and Campus...
    • Add Windows Print Queues for Net-Print
      Before you can add a print queue, you must have installed the new (January 2017) Net-Print software. We strongly recommend that most Ithaca users select Campus BW and Campus...
    • 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 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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
      Before you can add a print queue, you must have installed the new (January 2017) Net-Print software. We strongly recommend that most Ithaca users select Campus BW and Campus...
    • Add Windows Print Queues for Net-Print
      Before you can add a print queue, you must have installed the new (January 2017) Net-Print software. We strongly recommend that most Ithaca users select Campus BW and Campus...

    Troubleshooting