A quick look at PaperCut MF™

This page presents a quick tour of PaperCut MF's key features. Further tours can be found in the following subsections:

PaperCut MF Tour Overview PaperCut MF Tour Overview
Copier / MFD Integration Copier / MFD integration in detail
Shared accounts Account based tracking in detail
User Administration User administration in detail
TopUp/Pre-Paid Cards TopUp/Pre-Paid cards in detail
Reporting Reporting in detail
Printer Management Copier & printer management in detail
Print Release Stations Print release stations in detail
Internet Control Internet control in detail
Animated Demo - Account selection for users Animated Demo - Account selection for users
Animated Demo - Using shared accounts Animated Demo - Using shared accounts
Animated Demo - Adding a new printer Animated Demo - Adding a new printer

 

administer user accounts

  • View users' copying and printing activity
  • Control user's allowance, quota and credit balance
  • Track and compare users
  • Users existing network user accounts
  • Learn more
Administer user accounts

control multi-functional copiers and printers

  • Manage and configure all multi-functional copiers and printers from one central location
  • Monitor and compare multi-functional copier and printer use and load
  • Define multi-functional copier and printer costs
  • Learn more
Control printers

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
Control internet usage

advanced multi-functional printer and copier costs

  • Full differential charging models
  • Define costs on a per-device basis
  • Apply discounts to encourage use of grayscale and duplex copying and printing
Advanced printer costs

group management

  • Monitor copying and printing at network/domain group level
  • Schedule quota allowance at group level
  • Define rules for new user creation (self management)
Group management

logging and auditing

  • Audit of copy / 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
Logging and auditing

copy and print history

  • Audit of all copy and print activity
  • Apply filters to copy/print log to locate jobs
  • Export data in HTML, PDF or MS Excel
Print history

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
Print release stations

charts and statistics

  • Track and compare copier and printer use
  • Access detailed statistics
  • Find out how much the average user uses the internet
charts Internet Usage Charts and Statistics

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
One-Click reports

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 and feel to match your existing website design (See some examples)
Simple end-user interface

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)
user client tool user client tool on Mac OS X
user client low balance notification
standard account selection popup
advanced account selection popup

what you can't see!

  • Support from approved resellers who are backed by direct developer access
  • Rapid development matching the precedence set by PaperCut NG
  • Open architecture - Open source code and documentation provided to all customers
  • Vendor neutral - no hardware vendor or operating system lock-in