Overview
PaperCut Print Deploy is a client application that automatically installs and manages printers on your computer. The Print Deploy client is available for macOS, Windows and select Linux distributions. Print Deploy is not available for mobile devices such as Android or iOS.
Once you sign in with your Northwestern credentials, Print Deploy identifies which printers you can access based on your role and installs the print queues without requiring manual setup.
The Print Deploy client runs quietly in the background and keeps your printers up to date. When printer settings change or you gain access to new printers, Print Deploy automatically updates your printer list. You can also browse available printers and install additional optional print queues as needed.
The client installs Ricoh PostScript universal drivers, which provide more features than the generic PostScript drivers available in Mobility Print. This eliminates the need to manually find, download, and install printer drivers, making it easier to print to any printer enrolled in Northwestern Print. Multiple users can share a single computer and print under their own accounts.
For faculty and staff using devices managed by an IT support team, your IT team will either pre-install the Print Deploy client or make it available through a self-service portal.
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Installation
For faculty and staff using devices not managed by an IT support team, you can install the Print Deploy client by following the steps below. Note: You must have administrator rights to install the Print Deploy client.
macOS Installation
- Download the Print Deploy client for macOS from the Northwestern PaperCut server: https://print.northwestern.edu/print-deploy/client/macos.
Important: Do not rename the downloaded file or remove [print.northwestern.edu] from the filename.
- Open the downloaded Print Deploy client installer (for example, pc-print-deploy-client[print.northwestern.edu].dmg).
- In the mounted disk image, open the installer package.
- In the installer window, choose Continue.
- Choose Continue to accept the software license agreement, then choose Agree.
- Choose Install to install the Print Deploy client for all users of this computer.
- When prompted, enter your administrator name and password, then choose Install Software.
- When installation is complete, choose Close.
Windows Installation
Note: Windows on ARM64 users should not install the Print Deploy client unless an IT support professional at Northwestern specifically instructs them to do so. The Ricoh PostScript universal drivers are not available for Windows on ARM64, so Print Deploy offers no additional features beyond Mobility Print on this platform.
- Download the Print Deploy client for Windows from the Northwestern PaperCut server: https://print.northwestern.edu/print-deploy/client/windows.
Important: Do not rename the downloaded file or remove [print.northwestern.edu] from the file name.
- Run the downloaded Print Deploy client installer (for example, pc-print-deploy-client[print.northwestern.edu].msi)
- In the PaperCut Print Deploy Client Setup window, select Next.
- In the User Account Control prompt, select Yes to allow PaperCut Software Pty Ltd to make changes to your device. If you don't have administrator rights, enter administrator credentials when prompted.
- Wait for the installation to finish.
- Select the Finish to close the setup wizard.
- The PaperCut Print Deploy Client window appears. Sign in with your Northwestern credentials using the process documented at Northwestern Print: How to sign into Print Deploy client on Windows
