Printing in the Portland State University general access computing labs is regulated by printing quotas. Each user is allocated 500 pages per term that do not carry over to the next term. Users that do not exceed their quota will not incur any charges.
This article describes how to install a printer on a computer running Windows Vista. This article is specifically about installing Window Print Services-based printers. OIT is currently migrating all printers from a Unix-based LPR product to Windows Print Services. By Fall term 2009 we expect all printers to be converted to Windows Print Services.
This article describes how to install a printer on a computer running Windows XP. This article is specifically about installing Window Print Services-based printers. OIT is currently migrating all printers from a Unix-based LPR product to Windows Print Services. By Fall term 2009 we expect all printers to be converted to Windows Print Services.
Duplexing (also referred to as double-sided printing) is printing on both the front and back sides of a single sheet of paper. Generally all OIT labs and classrooms printers are set up to duplex by default. In the event that you need to turn on/off duplex printing, follow the instructions below.
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OIT is currently in the process of converting all printers on campus from the Unix based LPR printing system, to the windows based WPS printing system. This article links to the various How-to's for installing printers to operating systems that are supported by OIT. This article will also assist you in finding your operating system version if you do not know it off-hand.
This article describes how to install a printer on a computer running Mac OS 10.4 Tiger. This article is specifically about installing Window Print Services-based printers. OIT is currently migrating all printers from a Unix-based LPR product to Windows Print Services. By Fall term 2009 we expect all printers to be converted to Windows Print Services.
If you exceed the 500 page print quota in a single term, you will automatically be charged for additional pages at a rate of $0.025 per page. This will be billed to your student account.
Printing in the Portland State University general access computing labs is regulated by print quotas. Each user is allocated 500 pages per term that do not carry over to the next term. Users that do not exceed their quota will not incur any charges. Users that print more than 500 pages per term will be assesed a per-page fee.
The following is a brief reference on in-depth LPR print queue management. More information can be found here. To use these commands, ssh into ODIN with a client such as PuTTY.
If the fonts and images in your document print with jagged edges, the file resolution may be too low to print smoothly or the file may contain PostScript data. If you used a special font to create your document, we may not have it installed on our workstations. Try selecting another font, or returning to the original computer and creating a PDF of the file.
