PawPrint Quick Start Guide

Log in to the PawPrint Center in advance to activate your account and verify your balance. If this is your first time logging in to PawPrint, it might take up to 60 minutes for your account to become active.

Step 1: Submit your print job

The recommended and easiest way to print with PawPrint is to use the PawPrint driver; all that is required is a one-time installation of the PawPrint print driver on your computer.

All CUIT-managed CNet kiosks and lab computers already have these drivers installed.

  1. Open the document ("job") you want to print.
  2. Select Print from the File Menu. Alternatively press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command (⌘)+P (MacOS).
  3. Select PawPrint or PawPrint Color
  4. Select Print Properties (i.e. single or double sided, portrait or landscape, number of pages per sheet, etc.). The default is one copy, one page per sheet, double-sided (for black-and-white) and single-sided for color-printing.
  5. Select Print.
  6. Enter your UNI into the pop-up window.

Note: Once a document is uploaded, you must wait until you can log in to a PawPrint station on campus to select a range of pages to be printed. You can specify page ranges using the print driver.

  1. Using any web browser, navigate to the PawPrint Center and log in with your UNI and password.
  2. Click on the Upload button, and select the document(s) that you want to send to the print queue, up to 50 MB each.
  3. Use the Print Options to select additional preferences. By selecting a document in the queue (checking the box next to it), you can adjust the following options (which will be reflected in the cost):
    • Sides: Changes double-sided printing (default for black-and-white) to single-sided.
    • Pages per side: Resizes your document to fit 2 pages per side (default is 1 page per side)
    • Copies: Changes the number of copies to print (default is 1 copy)
Click on the Upload button, and select the document(s) that you want to send to the print queue, up to 50 MB each.

Note: Once a document is uploaded, you must wait until you can log in to a PawPrint station on campus to select a range of pages to be printed. You can specify page ranges using the print driver.

iOS (iPhone or iPad) mobile device
  1. Launch the Pharos Print app for iOS on your mobile device and log in using your UNI and password. If it's your first time using the app, connect to PawPrint with:
    • Server Name: pawprint.columbia.edu
    • Port: 443
  2. Open the document(s) you want to upload to the PawPrint Center
  3. Tap the Open In/Share icon.
  4. Select the Pharos Print app.
  5. Tap Print to upload your document to your print queue.
  6. Open the Pharos Print app to edit finishing options (color, single/double-sided, and number of copies) by tapping the icons at the bottom of the app.
Screenshots of steps listed above to submit PawPrint job in iOS
Android mobile device
  1. Launch the Pharos Print app for Android on your mobile device and log in using your UNI and password. If it's your first time using the app, connect to PawPrint with:
    • Server Name: pawprint.columbia.edu
    • Port: 443
  2. In the app, tap on the Upload icon and select the documents you want to upload to PawPrint Center. A green check will appear.
  3. Tap on Open in the upper right corner of the app. Your print job will be uploaded to your PawPrint queue.
  4. To edit any finishing options (color, single/double-sided, and number of copies), tap Print options.

 

1. Open your email client and start a new message. The recipient's address is [email protected].

2. Attach your document(s) to the email (maximum of 5 documents per email) and send.

PawPrint instructions

3. You will receive an email when your documents are ready to be released.

PawPrint instructions

Step 2: Manage your print jobs (Delete unwanted print jobs)

  • To remove pending documents from your queue, navigate to the PawPrint Center.
  • Log in with your UNI and password.
  • Select the document(s) that you don't want to print.
  • Click on the Delete button.
PawPrint Print center in browser window with Delete button in top menu pane circled
PawPrint Print center on mobile device with Delete button in top menu pane circled
  • Launch the Pharos Print app.
  • Select the document(s) that you don't want to print.
  • Tap the Delete button.
Launch the PharosPrint app. Select the document(s) that you don't want to print. Click on the Delete button.

Step 3: Release your print job

  1. Go to one of the PawPrint stations on campus.
  2. Tap the card reader at the PawPrint station with your CUID card.
  3. NOTE: All documents (jobs) that you have sent to your print queue will be released. See Manage Print Jobs to remove unwanted print job(s).
  4. Collect your documents at the printer connected to the PawPrint station.
  1. Open the Pharos Print app.
  2. Select the documents ("jobs") you want to release. If no selection is made, all jobs will be released.
  3. Tap on the QR icon on the top-right corner of the screen.
  4. Scan the QR code affixed to the printer.
  5. Tap Confirm.
  6. The documents will be released
  7. Collect your documents at the printer connected to the PawPrint station.
Open the PharosPrint app. Select the documents ("jobs") you want to release. If no selection is made, all jobs will be released. Tap on the QR icon on the top right corner of the screen. Scan the QR code affixed to the printer. Tap Confirm. The documents will be released Collect your documents at the printer connected to the PawPrint station.