Central Piedmont Printing Guide

Printing at Central Piedmont

Print Anywhere is the current Central Piedmont print management system that allows users to manage their print quota, print to any Central Piedmont-managed printer, and allow for accurate reporting of college printing. Contact the Service Desk for printing technical support, including paper jams, printer errors, low toner, and issues with the Print Anywhere system.

How to Print

There are two different ways to print:

1. Print from a Central Piedmont network computer: The same way you printed from a Central Piedmont-networked computer previously is the same way you'll print with PrintAnywhere. The only change is that you'll select one of the following print queues to send your job. These print queues will be automatically installed on every Central Piedmont-networked computer:

  • BW__PrintAnywhere
  • Guests should use GuestBW__PrintAnywhere
  • Color__PrintAnywhere
  • Guests should use GuestColor__PrintAnywhere

2. Print from a personal computing device (requires print-ready files): You can upload a document to My Print Center (MPC) for printing at a pay-for-print printer.

How to Release the Print Job

When you're ready to get your document, you need to find a pay-for-print printer and release the print job. Print jobs will be removed from the system after 72 hours. If 72 hours have passed, you will need to print the job again.

1. At a pay-for-print printer, swipe your Central Piedmont ID badge or touch the screen to enter your Central Piedmont network login, Central Piedmont Guest Account, or My Print Center Login. You can use your RFID Central Piedmont ID badge to log in to a multi-function device.

  • If you carry multiple RFID badges, you will need to remove your Central Piedmont employee ID from your wallet or card holder when attempting to log in.
  • If you have replaced your employee ID badge, you will need to re-register your badge to use the RFID scanner on printers.

Here are some printing tutorials and guides:

 

ID Card Registration

Faculty and staff, you need to register your ID card if you prefer to use it for login:

  1. Scan your ID card on the radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader to the left of the LCD screen.
  2. The LCD will present a login screen. Use your Central Piedmont account to login. Once logged in, your ID card will be registered to your PrintAnywhere account.
  3. You only need to do this once. You’ll be able to use your ID card to login next time. If you get a new ID card, you’ll just need to follow the steps again to register the new ID card.

At this time, students cannot register their ID cards with the PrintAnywhere system. They must login to the MFPs to release prints. Future updates will include easier functionality that includes scanning QR codes and using a PrintAnywhere mobile app.

Printing Quotas

The minimum amount of funds that can be added to a printing account is $1, and the maximum is $50.

Students

  • Students earning college credit have a certain amount of print quota each semester based on the number of credit hours on their registration.
  • There is a maximum of $16 allotted per semester.
  • You also have the ability to add additional print quota credits through the system.
  • Every fiscal year between the spring and summer semesters, the awarded print quota credits that are not used are purged from the system.
    • Your personally-funded print balances that are above $5 and are still in the system at the end of the fiscal year are refunded.
    • Your personally-funded print balances that are below $5 will remain in the user's account.
  • You can check your print quota at any pay-for-print printer or by logging into My Print Center (MPC).
  • To add a print quota to your printing account (using a credit card),
  • Log in to My Print Center (MPC).
  • Click "Add Funds."

Faculty/ Staff

  • Your print quota will be managed by your department's liaison. If you're running low on quota, please contact your department liaison to request more print quota. You can check your print quota at any pay-for-print printer or by logging into My Print Center.

Guests

  • Create a print account at My Print Center (MPC). In My Print Center, you'll be able to add print funds with a credit card.

 

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