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ePrint allows you to print black and white documents for free over the Duke network.  While not using an on-campus internet connection, you can still use ePrint if have Duke's [[VPN Client]].  Once you add a print job, you may print it from any OIT computer lab using your [[Duke Card]]There is no official time limit for how long your print jobs stay on queue, but it is reported to last 8-12 hours.  OIT warns, "Unattended print jobs may be canceled."  For the 2007-2008 school year OIT has instituted a [http://oit.duke.edu/news/gen-announce/eprint.html per-semester allocation] for all students, allowing one to print 3600 double-sided (duplex), or 1800 single-sided pages for freeAfter the alloted quota has been reached, students will be charged $0.02 per page for single-sided and $0.01 per page for double-sided printing, or 2 cents for each sheet of paper used.
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ePrint allows you to print black and white documents for free over the Duke network.  While not using an on-campus internet connection, you can still use ePrint if have Duke's VPN Client.  Once you add a print job, you may print it from any OIT computer lab using your Duke Card.  The print queue nominally lasts for 12 hours, but during times of heavy load it may be reduced to 8 or 6 hours.   
  
== Double Sided Printing ==
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== Cost and Quota ==
In order to conserve paper and space in your binder, it is encouraged by various groups on campus that students use ''duplex'', or double sided printing.  This may seem like an extremely complicated task, but it is outlined for you below, if duplex is not default.
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See [https://oit.duke.edu/what-we-do/applications/eprint ePrint] and specifically the link to View quota and request increase for the most up to date information about printing.
  
*'''Windows:'''  If your computer has the horrible fate of running the Windows XP operating system, select ''file'' and ''print'' as normal, but click ''properties'' in the upper right corner and select the ''layout'' tab at the top.  Then, under ''Print on both sides'', select '''Flip on long edge'''.
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== ePrint Locations and Status ==
*'''Macintosh:'''  On computers running Mac OS 10.x, select ''file'' and ''print'' as usual, but click on the last pull-down menu and select ''layout'', the second option.  Here you will find the option to have a ''Long-edged binding''.  Also, you may select to have multiple scaled-down pages per sheet.
 
*'''Linux:''' ?
 
  
== The Quota ==
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Printer stations are located in many academic buildings, dorms, and public spaces.  OIT maintains a list at their [https://eprint.oit.duke.edu/index.php/printers ePrint Printers] page.
  
According to OIT "All documents sent to the ePrint-OIT and ePrint-OIT(2-sided) print queues will be charged at $0.02/page for single-sided and $0.01/page for double-sided printing (minimum cost $0.02). The default free allocation provides up to 3,600 pages of free double-sided printing per semester. Use duplex to maximize your laser printing and reduce the impact on our environment! Color laser printing in Duke's libraries remains $0.50/page, and is charged directly to FLEX.
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== Troubleshooting ==
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=== My files will not show up! (when printing from Unix computers) ===
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The particular Unix machine you used may have had a full print queue. If you type the command<source lang="text">lpq</source>there should be no entries; if there are (likely dozens), that particular machine has lost its connection to the ePrint server.  Log in to a different Unix machine, type <code>lpq</code> to check its queue, and print from there if you can.
  
Students can request unlimited, immediate increases in their quota in $10 increments once their available free allocation drops below $9 of available printing. You can view your available allocation and request an increase via the DukeCard section of DukePass. Note: students who exhaust their free allocation will have print jobs charged to their FLEX accounts until they request an allocation increase." (see: http://www.oit.duke.edu/comp-print/printing/quota.html)
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== Questions ==
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However, when the program was approved by the [[Duke Student Government]], the provision was imposed that the quota be "soft" and that students never have the right to unlimited printing abridged. In particular, "Each student will be granted 1,800 pages per semester with the ability to request free quota increases of 500 pages, said Kevin Davis, senior manager at OIT for academic technology services.
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== External Links ==
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* [https://eprint.oit.duke.edu/index.php/printers ePrint Device Status] - a list of all the ePrint stations and whether they are working
  
Davis added that all quota-increase requests will be granted in the 2007-2008 academic year, but if students exceed their quota, their FLEX account will be charged for the additional printing until a request has been made." (see: http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2007/03/29/News/Dsg-Approves.Eprint.Soft.Quota.For.0708-2812328.shtml)
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What does this mean? OIT is being quite oblique about this 500 page exception. However, it does exist and all students should know about it before abridging their printing.
 
 
 
== Where can I print? ==
 
 
 
Check out the [[Computer Lab and E-Print Map]] for locations known to have eprints.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 20:57, 18 August 2017

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ePrint allows you to print black and white documents for free over the Duke network. While not using an on-campus internet connection, you can still use ePrint if have Duke's VPN Client. Once you add a print job, you may print it from any OIT computer lab using your Duke Card. The print queue nominally lasts for 12 hours, but during times of heavy load it may be reduced to 8 or 6 hours.

Cost and Quota

See ePrint and specifically the link to View quota and request increase for the most up to date information about printing.

ePrint Locations and Status

Printer stations are located in many academic buildings, dorms, and public spaces. OIT maintains a list at their ePrint Printers page.

Troubleshooting

My files will not show up! (when printing from Unix computers)

The particular Unix machine you used may have had a full print queue. If you type the command

lpq

there should be no entries; if there are (likely dozens), that particular machine has lost its connection to the ePrint server. Log in to a different Unix machine, type lpq to check its queue, and print from there if you can.

Questions

Post your questions by editing the discussion page of this article. Edit the page, then scroll to the bottom and add a question by putting in the characters *{{Q}}, followed by your question and finally your signature (with four tildes, i.e. ~~~~). Using the {{Q}} will automatically put the page in the category of pages with questions - other editors hoping to help out can then go to that category page to see where the questions are. See the page for Template:Q for details and examples.

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