Network Printing at St. Olaf

St. Olaf IIT is pleased to introduce "stoPrint," a new way for students, faculty and staff to print from their personal computers.

What is stoPrint?

stoPrint allows you to print from your personal computer while you are connected to the campus network. You can pick up your print jobs at one of the stoPrint multi-function copiers around campus using your Ole Card. stoPrint can be used by all affiliates of the college: students, faculty, staff, and retirees.

What software do I need?

Using stoPrint requires the installation of the stoPrint software. This installs the printer "stoPrint" so you can print to it. The software is available for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS X 10.5.

How do I print with stoPrint?
  • Install and configure the stoPrint software
  • Select the printer "stoPrint" when printing a document. When prompted, enter your St. Olaf username. The document will stay in the stoPrint "queue" on the print server until it is released at a copier. Note: print jobs that are not released within 24 hours are automatically deleted.
  • At one of the stoPrint copiers, swipe your Ole Card and press Print. Press "Charge to personal account."
  • Select the print job from the list and press the green arrow. Your job will be printed.
Can I make copies?

Yes. Swipe your Ole Card in the card reader and select Copy. Select "Charge to personal account." The card reader will display the charges for copying - press OK. The copier will be unlocked and ready for copying; if it does not wake up, press the power button to wake it up.

How am I charged for print (and copy) jobs?
  • For students: At the beginning of each academic year, students are given (the dollar equivalent of) 550 pages on an Ole Card "student print plan" (similar to a meal plan). Once the funds in the student print plan are exhausted, stoPrint will use Ole Dollars. You may not add money to the student print plan, you can only add Ole Dollars. You may only use the money on the student print plan for printing and copying (you cannot use it in other places where Ole dollars are accepted). Unused balances at the end of the academic year are not carried over.
  • For faculty, staff and other St. Olaf patrons: You will need Ole Dollars on your Ole Card to make personal prints and copies. Alternatively, you can charge it to an account to which you have been authorized.
Where are the stoPrint copiers located?

Academic Building Labs:

  • Holland Hall 205
  • Holland Hall 407
  • Buntrock Commons Fireside
  • Buntrock Commons Print Center Hallway
  • Rolvaag Memorial Library 115
  • Rolvaag Memorial Library RML321
  • Rolvaag Memorial Library RML330
  • Rolvaag Memorial Library RML560

Residence Hall Labs:

  • Ellingson Hall public lab
  • HillKit public lab
  • Hoyme Hall public lab
  • Kildahl Hall public lab
  • Larson Hall public lab
  • Mellby Hall public lab
  • Mohn Hall public lab
  • Rand Hall public lab
  • Thorson Hall public lab
  • Ytterboe Hall public lab
What's happening with iPrint?

During the fall of 2009 the Novell iPrint printing system will be phased out. Departmental laser printers will remain, however, instead of using iPrint we will transition to using a Windows-based printing system. More details on this transition will be available later in the fall.

The first phase of this process was to replace the public lab laser printers with multi-function copiers. The existing public lab laser printers will remain in place for a few weeks at the beginning of the fall semester. After that they will be removed and students will need to use the new stoPrint system to print form their computers.

 
 
Printer Names

Each printer has a label on it which identifies the printer. Departmental printers begin with 'dept-' followed by a location. The primary printer in a department or office is named after the office (e.g. 'dept-physics' is the departmental printer in the Physics office). Additional printers within the department are named with a room number (e.g. dept-sc130 is the printer in Science Center 130).

Public printers are named after their location (e.g. 'rml115' is the printer in RML115, 'larson' is the printer in Larson hall). Please be aware that St. Olaf tracks the use of public printers and will charge for excessive use.

Setting up Network Printers in Windows

To setup a printer on a Windows computer:

If you already have the Novell iPrint client installed, you can click on one of the links below.

Note: You must use Internet Explorer version 5.5+SP2 (or later) or Firefox 1.5 (or later) to install printers on Windows computers.

Setting up Network Printers on a Macintosh

Mac OS X versions 10.3 and higher:

Mac OS X versions 10.0 through 10.2:

For Mac OS X versions 10.0 through 10.2, follow the instructions below. Mac OS X 10.3 and higher can also use these as an alternate (and more complicated) method:

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