Hi Samone;
I’ve been using Papercut Quota for about a year and a half, but haven’t set it up to charge MSU accounts. I let our faculty and staff print without restrictions, and merely track their usage. Our graduate students pay into their own Econ printing accounts with cash, which turns into credit on the printing system.
The software charges/tracks usage based on the users Windows domain logon name. I don’t know how you’d link it back to MSU accounts. It does make handy reports of people’s printer usage, so if you wanted to look at everyone’s totals every so often and create a bill for them, I suppose you could.
You do have to have a print server set up, though. If you’re printing directly to the HP JetDirect’s IP address, the Papercut system won’t work.
Their web address is http://www.papercut.biz. Their pricing depends on the number of users on your network. You can get a free fully-functioning trial version, though.
Good luck;
Wendy
Wendy Tate
Network Coordinator
Department of Economics
W. 147 Owen Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48825-1109
517-355-1816
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Subject: [MSUNAG] Printer job
accounting software
I don't know if this is appropriate for this list - but I thought I'd give it a try.
I have a Laserjet 2300 dtn (with a network card) .
I need some job accounting software so that different MSU accounts can be charged
for their print jobs.
I'm trying to find some software that isn't astronomical in price or is even free.
Anyone have any recommendations?
Samone E. Jones
Information Technologist
Family Consumer Sciences
Phone: 517.432.4552
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