Net-Print Accounts

Obtain an Account

To use Net-Print, you'll need your Cornell Network ID, your password, and a Net-Print account. If you did not get your NetID during registration or new-employee orientation, contact the CIT HelpDesk (255-8990) for instructions.

You can have up to ten Net-Print accounts. There are four types of accounts:

Bursar account:

Bursar accounts are available to registered students. Printing fees are billed to the student's bursar account.

Setting Up Your Bursar Account for Net-Print

In uPortal.Cornell, on the Bear Acccess tab, in the My Accounts folder, click the NetPrint Account link. (Or start your web browser and go to the Net-Print Signup web page.) Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your account. Your account will be available as soon as you complete the process.

Cash account:

Cash accounts are available to anyone in the Cornell community. Cash accounts work like debit cards: first money must be deposited to the account, then printing fees are deducted from that amount as the account is used. Additional money can be added to the account. Deposits can be made in cash, by check, or by credit card. Cash accounts are associated with your NetID, so each individual may only have one cash account.

Setting Up a Cash Account
or
Adding Money to a Cash Account

You can set up a cash account, or add money to an existing cash account two ways:

Use a credit card online:

In uPortal.Cornell, on the Bear Acccess tab, in the My Accounts folder, click the NetPrint Account link. (Or start your web browser and go to the Net-Print Signup web page.) Follow the on-screen instructions to set up a new account or add money to your existing account. Your account (or your new balance) will be available as soon as you complete the process.

Pay cash at the CIT Contact Center (HelpDesk):

Request the "Net-Print Cash Account" form at the CIT Contact Center (HelpDesk), 119 Computing & Communications Center (255-8990). This form can also be downloaded (75K, requires PDF viewer), but you'll need to be able to print it. Complete the form and return it to the CIT Contact Center with a check for the amount you want to deposit (payable to "Cornell University") or with exact cash. Your account will be set up within two business days. Please do not mail cash! Please note that you cannot pay with a credit card in person -- please use our online credit card payment described one paragraph above.

 

Course accounts & Department accounts:

Course accounts are for students in courses that provide printing quotas. The instructor sets up the account and provides students with access. Printing fees are billed monthly to the department or unit.

Department accounts are for use by staff and faculty in a particular department or unit. Printing fees are billed monthly to the department or unit.

Setting Up Course or Departmental Accounts

When setting up a course or departmental account, two steps are necessary:

• creating a Fundsource and
• using that Fundsource to create Accounts for each NetID.

Establishing a Net-Print Fundsource allows you to grant selected individuals the ability to use its funds to print via the Net-Print Service.  Current types of fundsources include Department Credit and Course.

Additionally, there is a special Partner Lab Fundsource type which is used by the Net-Print Service to transfer the net income from a Partner Lab's printer to the Partner Lab department.

 

Establishing a Net-Print Fundsource

Please use the Net-Print Fundsource Creation Request Web interface.  (Make sure your workstation is running SideCar.)

You will receive notification when your Fundsource has been created.  Then you can proceed to give one or more NetID access to the Fundsource by creating accounts for them.

Giving NetIDs Access to a Net-Print Fundsource

Please use the Account Creation Web interface.  This interface does some error checking to make typographical errors and other mistakes less likely.  (Make sure your workstation is running SideCar.)

 

 

Please read the Net-Print Terms and Conditions before signing up for any Net-Print account.

Select an Account for Printing & Choose Banner Page or Watermark

1. To print using Net-Print, you need to select the account to which the printing fees should be billed.
   
   
2. Go to any Net-Print web page and click the Accounts link. Enter your NetID and password if asked.
   
   
   

   This user has two Net-Print accounts: a department account and a cash account. The user has chosen to use the department account, and to use the watermark option to identify the printout. All subsequent Net-Print requests will be charged to the department account unless the user specifies a different account.

   
   
3. Under Designated Account click the button next to the account you want to use for printing. This account will be used for all future print jobs until you choose another account.
   
   
4. Under Banner Page Option click the button next to the banner style you want to use. The banner style identifies your printout with your NetID and is used to file your printout in case you're not waiting at the printer to pick it up.
   

   Banner page with NetID only: a separate piece of paper will be printed either with your NetID as an identifier.

   Banner page with NetID and account information: a separate piece of paper will be printed either with your NetID plus details about your account (account title and type, plus refund, prepaid, and current charges).

   No banner page - Watermark: A text bar will be printed at the top of the first page of your printout (it resembles the top of a fax page). This option is selected by default. It includes your NetID and the job title from the print job. Here's an example of Net-Print's watermark:

   
   
   

   Use of watermarks (instead of printing a separate header page) saved well over half a MILLION pages last year. Please use watermarks whenever possible.

   
   
   
5. Click Submit to finish selecting the account.
   

Notes about Accounts

If your cash account lacks sufficient funds to print an entire job.

Net-Print will print your current job but will not print anything else using this account until more funds are added. When an account reaches $0.00, Net-Print will not automatically switch to another account. You will need to specify another account by clicking Accounts on any Net-Print web page. Your account will have a negative balance (and you will be unable to print using it) until you add more money to the account.



If your bursar account is unpaid.

If you do not pay your bursar bill for Net-Print charges, you will not be able to use a Net-Print bursar account. Check with the Bursar's Office for the consequences of not paying your bursar bill.



To get a list of your previous Net-Print requests.

Click Accounts on any Net-Print web page, then enter your NetID. Click Submit. Your account information will be displayed, along with a list of your previous Net-Print requests.

Review Your Account Charges Online

You can review, online, the printing fees billed to your account. Click Accounts on any Net-Print web page. Enter your NetID and password if asked. Near the bottom of the page you can enter starting and ending dates, then click Submit.

Reviewing your account can be useful in verifying the accuracy of your bills and managing your finances. If you have a cash account, it can help you estimate when you'll need to add more money to your account.