For Employees%3a Install The Follow-me Printer

Important! In order to add the WolfPrint printers for Mobility Print during setup, your device must be on the NC State network. On-campus users, connect to the NC State wireless network and use eduroam or ncsu. Off-campus users, connect using NC State’s VPN Service (https://go.ncsu.edu/vpn-install).

Note If you are a Mac user and have installed the MPrint Install application before installing printers, you should already have Follow Me available to use on your device. Using Follow Me. When you are ready to print, use your browser or application’s print function and select the Follow Me printer. When prompted again, click Print. Download the PPD file and store the file in /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources. Tip by Damian BurgosSign up for the Monthly Digital Learning Newsletter email here: http://groups.google.com/a/bostonpublicschools.org/forum/?hl=en#!forum/b.

If your printer isn't in the list, select The printer that I want isn't listed, and then follow the instructions to add it manually using one of the options. If you’re looking for help with a scanner, see Install and use a scanner in Windows 10.

Mobility Print allows you to print directly from your personal device to WolfPrint printers. Choose your devices’ operating system for setup instructions.

Printers Available in Mobility Print

All WolfPrint FollowMe Printers are available to use with Mobility Print.

  • WolfPrint-BlackAndWhite (Letter size)
  • WolfPrint-Color (Letter size)
  • WolfPrint-BlackAndWhite-11×17 (Tabloid/Ledger size)
  • WolfPrint-Color-11×17 (Tabloid/Ledger size)

Using Mobility Print from Windows

Windows computers use the PaperCut Print Deploy client to install printers from the Mobility Print server.

  • Setting Up Mobility Print
    1. Your Windows computer will need to be connected to the campus WiFi network or VPN.
    2. Download and install the Print Deploy client from the WolfPrint PaperCut server.
    3. During the install, you may be prompted to login to the WolfPrint PaperCut Server. Use your Unity ID and password to login.
    4. The PaperCut Print Deploy client will add the WolfPrint FollowMe printers to your list of available printers.
  • Creating and Submitting Your Print Job
    1. Whenever you are connected to the campus WiFi network or VPN, submitting a print job is the same as if you were printing to any other printer from your Windows computer.
    2. When you submit your print job, you may be prompted to login to the WolfPrint PaperCut Server. Use your Unity ID and password to login.
    3. Within 10 minutes, follow the directions for Confirming Your Print Job, otherwise it will automatically be removed from the system.
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Using Mobility Print from macOS

Mobility Print advertises printers just like AirPrint to macOS computers.

  • Setting Up Mobility Print
    1. Your macOS computer will need to be connected to the campus WiFi network or VPN.
    2. Navigate to System Preferences > Printers and Scanners.
    3. Click the plus icon under the Printers List.
    4. The Add dialog is displayed. It displays a list of all of the discovered printers on the network. To filter this list, type wolfprint in the search field at the top.
    5. Select one of the WolfPrint FollowMe printers listed above that uses the Bonjour protocol. The Name, Location, and Use is displayed.
    6. At the bottom of the dialog box, check that Use is set to Secure AirPrint.
    7. If Secure AirPrint isn’t displayed:
      1. Close the Add dialog.
      2. Disconnect from the network, then reconnect to it again.
      3. Check if you can see Secure AirPrint now. If you can’t, use the WolfPrint Problem Report form.
    8. Click Add.
  • Creating and Submitting Your Print Job
    1. Whenever you are connected to the campus WiFi network or VPN, submitting a print job is the same as if you were printing to any other printer from your macOS computer.
    2. When you submit your print job, you may be prompted to login to the WolfPrint PaperCut Server. Use your Unity ID and password to login.
    3. Within 10 minutes, follow the directions for Confirming Your Print Job, otherwise it will automatically be removed from the system.

More Info: Print documents from your Mac (support.apple.com)

Using Mobility Print from iOS and iPadOS

Mobility Print advertises printers just like AirPrint to iOS and iPadOS devices. No setup is required.

  • Creating and Submitting Your Print Job
    1. Your iOS/iPadOS device will need to be connected to the campus WiFi network or VPN.
    2. Select one of the WolfPrint FollowMe printers when you submit a print job.
    3. When you submit your print job, you may be prompted to login to the WolfPrint PaperCut Server. Use your Unity ID and password to login.
    4. Within 10 minutes, follow the directions for Confirming Your Print Job, otherwise it will automatically be removed from the system.

More Info: Use AirPrint to print from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch (support.apple.com)

Using Mobility Print from Chrome OS

  • Setting Up Mobility Print
    1. Install the Mobility Print Chrome App from the Chrome Web Store.
    2. Click on the launch button located at the bottom left corner of your screen.
    3. Open the Mobility Print App and verify that it says “You are ready to print!”
  • Creating and Submitting Your Print Job
    1. Your Chrome OS computer will need to be connected to the campus WiFi network or VPN.
    2. Open the item you want to print.
    3. Print as you normally would within that app, the method is different depending on the app you’re printing from.
    4. Select the desired WolfPrint FollowMe Printer. Make sure it is identified as a Mobility Print printer by the PaperCut icon.
    5. When you submit your print job, you may be prompted to login to the WolfPrint PaperCut Server. Use your Unity ID and password to login.
    6. Within 10 minutes, follow the directions for Confirming Your Print Job, otherwise it will automatically be removed from the system.

Using Mobility Print from Android

  • Setting Up Mobility Print
    1. Install the Mobility Print Android App from the Google Play Store.
    2. Tap Open.
    3. Tap Android settings.
    4. Tap Mobility Print.
    5. Tap the enable toggle.
  • Creating and Submitting Your Print Job
    1. Your Android device will need to be connected to the campus WiFi network or VPN.
    2. Select one of the WolfPrint FollowMe printers when you submit a print job.
    3. When you submit your print job, you may be prompted to login to the WolfPrint PaperCut Server. Use your Unity ID and password to login.
    4. Within 10 minutes, follow the directions for Confirming Your Print Job, otherwise it will automatically be removed from the system.

Confirming and Printing Your Job

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Confirming Your Job: Within 10 minutes you must confirm your print job by following the steps below, otherwise it will automatically be removed from the system.

    1. Go to the PaperCut login page.
    2. Enter your username (Unity ID) and password.
    3. Press the Log In button
    4. After a few seconds, in the PaperCut window, you should get a Print Job Notification.
      If not, then check your email for a message from WolfPrint.
    5. Select an account to be charged:
      1. Your personal account or
      2. Shared account (if you have access to one)
    6. To confirm the job, click on the Print button.
    7. After a few seconds, a pop-up Message should appear, indicating that your file is ready to print on a FollowMe printer.
    8. Click OK. The file should now appear as a Pending Release in the PaperCut window.

Printing Your Job
To finish, see Releasing and Printing a WolfPrint Job.
DEADLINE: Be sure to print your job within 12 hours after you submitted it, otherwise it will automatically be removed from the system.

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