Installing Papercut

Windows

There are two things to check before you can install the Papercut drivers:

To check version of Windows 10:

From the search bar type:

winver

The version needs to be 21H1 or higher (21H2).

If this isn’t the version you are running, go to:

Download and run the update assistant (this may take well over an hour and you will be required to reboot).

To check if you are on an active directory computer:

From File Explorer right click on “This PC”.

Select “Properties

Under “Device specifications”, does the “Full Device Name” finish with “ad.eng.cam.ac.uk”.

If “Domain” is mentioned does it say “AD”, or “ad.eng.cam.ac.uk” or “Workgroup”.

If the full device name finishes with ad.eng.cam.ac.uk, the domain is AD or ad.eng.cam.ac.uk then you are on an active directory computer.
If the “Domain” says “Workgroup” then you are not on an active directory computer.

Setting up Papercut on non-Active directory Windows PCs:

If connected via eduroam, you will need to be on a UIS run eduroam site, see: https://www.wireless.cam.ac.uk/

Setup your credential manager:

1. Go to Control Panel and make sure you can see all of the items by selecting either Small icons or Large icons from the drop down menu on the right side of the window next to View by:
2. Click Credential Manager which brings up the Windows vault which shows the user what credentials are stored on their machine.
3. Click the Add a Windows credential link to add a new credential to the vault. type the following information into the text boxes. For Internet or network address type: papercut.eng.cam.ac.uk Username: ad\(your crsid) Password: Type in your Teaching System password.
4. Then click OK which will add the information to the vault.
5. Follow the steps in the section below to add the printer

Setting up Papercut on Active directory Windows PCs

If you are on an active directory computer, you will need to be connected to the network either by a wired connection or via VPN.

To install the printer via the Command Prompt.

Click Start, then ALL Program, then Accessories, and then Command Prompt.
Type start \\papercut.eng.cam.ac.uk\printers and then hit “Return”.
The printer drivers will then automatically install on your system and the name of your printer will be Printers on papercut click next once the drivers have installed.

To install the printer via the Control Panel.

Go to Control Panel and click Devices and Printers.
Click Add a printer.
Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth Printer.
This searches for the available printers but click The printer I want isn’t listed.
Next to the Select a shared printer by name type \\papercut.eng.cam.ac.uk\printers and then click Next.
The printer drivers will then automatically install on your system and the name of your printer will be Printers on papercut click next once the drivers have installed.
This will state you have successfully added your printer. It is wise to Print a test page to ensure that you have correctly installed the printer. Once you have done this click Finish.

please install the latest Xerox drivers https://www.support.xerox.com/en-gb/product/workcentre-7800-series/downloads?platform=win10x64&language=en_GB
then run the below command and restart your machine:
$ sudo dseditgroup -o edit -a localaccounts -t group lpadmin
After reboot, please save and unzip ‘papercut-on-macos.zip‘ file in your user’s $HOME directory and run:
$ sh ~/papercut-on-macos.sh

If you run into problems please contact helpdesk@eng.cam.ac.uk

A blog post from John Sloan provides some guidance pending full documentation.