Using the PaperCut MF Website
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This guide was created or last modified prior to 2019, and screenshots or individual steps may now be out of date. If you need assistance with the steps below, please email the Help Desk at ts@dornsife.usc.edu.
The PaperCut MF website allows users to interact with their printing account via a web browser. From the PaperCut MF website, you can view your printing queue, view your printing account balance, transfer printing monies to other system users, view your printing history, and more. In order to use the PaperCut MF website, you will need a Dornsife Account and access to a network printer that is using Dornsife Printing.
Accessing the PaperCut MF Website
To begin using the PaperCut MF website, you will need to have a Dornsife Account. If you use a Dornsife-managed computer, this is the username and password with which you log into your work computer. If you do not have a Dornsife Account, you can complete an online request to receive a Dornsife Account.
Complete the following steps to access the PaperCut MF website.
- Open a web browser and navigate to http://dtsprint.dts.usc.edu.
- Enter your Dornsife Account username and password in the appropriate fields. Your username is the part of your email address that is before the @ symbol. If you changed your NetID password or Dornsife Account password on or after March 11, 2019, your two passwords are now synchronized to be a single password. If you have not changed either of your passwords on or after March 11, 2019, then you still have two separate passwords. Enter the appropriate password in the Password field.
- Select the Log in button. The PaperCut MF dashboard is displayed.
You are now logged into the PaperCut MF website and can begin using the website features.
Using the PaperCut MF Website
The PaperCut MF website provides features and functions related to print management. Use these definitions to assist you in utilizing the available features.
Feature
Description
Summary
The Summary page is the dashboard view for PaperCut MF. The dashboard displays your username, account balance, number of print jobs, and total number of pages printed. The dashboard also displays the environmental impact of your printing history.
Transfers
The Transfers page provides the ability to transfer money from your printer account balance to another user.
To transfer money from your printer account balance, enter the amount to be transferred in the Amount field. Next, enter the username of the person to which you want to transfer funds in the Transfer to user field. The username to enter is the portion of their email address that appears before the @ symbol. After you've entered the information, select the Transfer option. The funds are transferred from your printer account balance to the printer account balance of the user you have entered. This transfer is displayed in both users' Transaction History.
Transaction History
The Transaction History page displays the transaction history for your printing account. Transfers to other printer users, reloading of printer account balances, and other items will appear in this section.
Recent Print Job
The Recent Print Jobs section displays all of your recently printed items. This section displays the name of the document you printed, what printer you used, and the document status.
Jobs Pending Release
The Jobs Pending Release section displays all of the print jobs that are currently in your printing queue. Jobs in your printing queue have not yet been released for printing at the printer. These items will remain in your print queue for 24 hours. If you do not retrieve them before 24 hours has expired, the pending jobs will be deleted from your printing queue.
Web Print
The Web Print option provides the ability to upload a document to the PaperCut MF website and then print that document via a networked printer. This option provides the ability for guest users to print their documents without installing print drivers.
Log Out
Select this option to log out of the PaperCut MF website.
Use this information to assist you in using the PaperCut MF website.