Printing from your own PC (Windows 8)

I. Basics

At various locations studIT offers their users the possibility to print. For using that service, students first have to top up their print contingent at the chip card issue point (in the main lecture hall building), at the learning resources center at the department library of the University Medical School or at the computer center of the faculty of economic and social sciences („WiSo-Rechenzentrum“). After that they not only can use the studIT computers at university for printing, for example at the LRCs or CIP-Pools, but also their own PC at home or notebook respectively.

Here you can find a list with all printers available with a description.

II. Requirements

A university/ studIT account and a computer running Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8

internet connection

when using GoeMobile or a private internet provider you need to establish a connection via Cisco VPN-Client, which is not necessary when using eduroam

installation of the client software for the printing system on your own computer

balance on your printing account

Brief instruction

log into GoeMobile or eduroam within its range

when using GoeMobile or if you want to print at home: establish a connection via Cisco VPN client in order to get an IP address belonging to university

establish a connection with the printing server \\print-win.student.uni-goettingen.de

authentication: ug-student\username

choose and connect to printer

download and install Papercut client

print

Attention: When restarting your computer, you need to reconnect to the printers you have once connected to. The reason for this is that the Papercut client needs to be active (visible window with balance for printing).

III. Installation process

1.) Dial-up

To be able to communicate with the studIT printing server, you first need to establish a connection via VPN client to the university network. You can also du that at home when using your private DSL connection. If you use eduroam, you do not need to use the VPN client.

2.) Establishing a connection to the printing server

After dialing-up into the university network a connection to the printing server needs to be established.

Firstly, open the Windows Explorer. If you still are on the Metro surface, go to desktop (press Win+D until the desktop appears).

Type \\print-win.student.uni-goettingen.de into the address bar and confirm with ENTER.

3.) Authentication

Now a new window opens, where you have to enter your access data so that the printing server is able to assign the user correctly. Into the first field („Benutzername“), insert ug-student\firstname.lastname (or your account respectively), into the second one („Kennwort“) enter your password of your account. Confirm your entry with OK.

Important: Do not forget to write the domain ug-student\ in front of your user name!

For future connections you also can save your login data so that you do not have to insert it again (tick „Save registration data“).

4.) Choose and connect to printer

After successful authentication a new window opens listing all printers available. Normally it is only possible to connect to printers of your own department or public printers, e. g. at the LRCs. Here you can find a list with all printers available and its location.

Now choose a printer. The installation process starts by double-clicking on the respective printer.