A quick look at PaperCut NG™
This page presents a quick tour of PaperCut NG's key features. Further tours can be found in the following subsections:
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administer user accounts
- view users' printing activity
- control user's allowance, quota and credit balance
- track and compare users
- users existing network user accounts
- learn more
control printers
- manage and configure all printers from one central location
- monitor and compare printer use and load
- define printer costs
- learn more
control internet usage
- charge by data transfer, time used or a combination of both
- optionally don't charge for cached data, upstream data or a list of sites
- learn more
advanced printer costs
- full differential charging models
- define costs on a per-printer basis
- apply discounts to encourage use of grayscale and duplex printing
group management
- monitor printing at network/domain group level
- schedule quota allowance at group level
- define rules for new user creation (self management)
logging and auditing
- audit of print and internet activity
- audit of all transactions and adjustments
- monitor user expenditure and allocation
- view time, date and who performed the action, adjustment or transaction
- security auditing of all major system events and changes
print history
- audit of all print activity
- apply filters to print log to locate jobs
- export data in HTML, PDF or MS Excel
print release stations
- release stations hold documents in a queue until released by an authorized person.
- use release stations to
- implement secure printing,
- implement a pay-per-print system for libraries or Internet cafes
- or simply save paper and toner.
- choose between software or web-based release stations interfaces
- customize the look-n-feel of the software release station for your organization
- learn more
charts and statistics
- track and compare printer use
- access detailed statistics
- find out how much the average user uses the internet
one click reports
- access activity reports with one-click
- produce reports in PDF, HTML or Microsoft Excel
- apply filters to build custom report lists
- learn more
simple end-user interface
- simple web interface allowing end-users to track their own use
- allow users to transfer funds to other users
- options to use TopUp/Pre-Paid cards
- customize the look-n-feel to match your existing website design (see some examples)
user client tool
- display the user's account status on login
- warns user when balance is low
- install on all network clients including Windows, Mac and Linux
- choice of "zero-install deployment" or scripts for automatic "push" installs
- allow users to select a shared account
- optional (PaperCut is 100% server-side, no client software is required)
what you can't see!
- enterprise wide license - no limits or servers, workstations or printers
- no yearly fees
- free email support direct from the developers
- a friendly and approachable development team
- free version upgrades for minor "point" releases
- open architecture - full documentation and APIs provided to all customers. Source code access available on request.
- vendor neutral - no hardware vendor or operating system lock-in
- rapid development - the software continues to stay up to date with new features and support for the latest printer models. Ask the developers directly which new features you can expect to see soon.
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