Public Printing in UO Computer Labs/Libraries

Introduction

Learn how guests of the UO and members of the public may print to UO Libraries with Duck Bucks from a public Internet kiosk and their own personal devices.

Public printing from an Internet kiosk

Please follow the following steps to print from public internet kiosks:

  1. Purchase a Duck Bucks card.
  2. On public Internet kiosk Navigate to UO PaperCut Registration Webpage in a browser of your choosing
  3. Create a PaperCut account by filling out the requested fields 
    1. Select Register
    2. Identity Number
      1. This is the number starting with 95 or 98 found on the bottom right-hand corner of your purchased Duck Bucks card.
      2. If the Identity Number field does not match exactly, your new PaperCut account will not be able to print
    3. Verify your password 
    4. Password - type your chosen password
    5. Username - type a user name of your choice
    6. Email Address 
    7. Full Name
    8. You will now see a message that reads: 
      1. Thank you for registering.  Your details are:
          Full Name: TEST USER
          Username: testuser
          Password: [hidden]
          Identity Number: 98*******
          ID PIN: ****
        
        To login, please swipe your card and enter the password that you just created.
        
        Please remember the password you chose as UO staff will not be able to retrieve your password.
    9. Open up the document that you are wanting to print
    10. Send your print job to the proper printer queue, you will either choose FindMeBw or FindMeColor (depending on your type of print job)
    11. Find desired printer/release station
    12. Swipe your Duck Bucks card
    13. Select the name of your print job and select Print 
      1. Your job will begin printing

Public printing from your device

Please follow the following steps for members of the public to print from their own devices to UO Library printers

  1. Connect the device to the Wi-Fi network UO Guest​​​​​​​
    1. Follow the steps in the Printing from Your Own Devices in Computer Labs article to install the PaperCut virtual print queues to your device
  2. Purchase a Duck Bucks card.
  3. On the personal device Navigate to UO PaperCut Registration Webpage in a web browser of your choosing
  4. Create a PaperCut account by filling out the requested fields 
    1. Select Register
    2. Identity Number (this is the number starting with 95 or 98 found on the bottom right-hand corner of your purchased Duck Bucks card.) If the Identity Number field does not match exactly, your new PaperCut account will not be able to print
    3. Verify your password 
    4. Password - type your chosen password
    5. Username - type a user name of your choice
    6. Email Address 
    7. Full Name
    8. You will now see a message that reads: 
      1. Thank you for registering.  Your details are:
          Full Name: TEST USER
          Username: testuser
          Password: [hidden]
          Identity Number: 98*******
          ID PIN: ****
        
        To login, please swipe your card and enter the password that you just created.
        
        Please remember the password you chose as UO staff will not be able to retrieve your password.
  5. Open up the document that you are wanting to print
  6. Send your print job to the proper printer queue, you will either chose FindMeBw or FindMeColor (depending on your type of print job)
  7. Walk up to a release station of your choosing
  8. Swipe your Duck Bucks card
  9. Select the name of your print job and select Print 
    1. Your job will begin printing
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