Wireless Printing by Papercut
Plainedge Public Library currently offers an option for our patrons to print wirelessly from their devices when they are within our building. Please follow these steps to print out from your device:
First time wirelessly printing and you have no account:
- Connect your device to our Wifi network Library Main (Optimum) [No Password Required]
- Software needed:
- For IOS Devices (iPhone/iPad): No App Is Needed
- For Android Devices (Samsung/Google/LTE etc): Install the Mobility Print Papercut App from the device’s Play Store
- For Windows Devices: Use the key combination ⊞Win+R and run \\192.168.0.243\client\installs\pc to install the app
- For Macs: Start terminal and run \\192.168.0.243\client\installs\mac to install the app
- For Linux: Start terminal and run \\192.168.0.243\client\installs\linux to install the app
- For IOS Devices (iPhone/iPad): No App Is Needed
- For Android Devices (Samsung/Google/LTE etc): Install the Mobility Print Papercut App from the device’s Play Store
- For Windows Devices: Use the key combination ⊞Win+R and run \\192.168.0.243\client\installs\pc to install the app
- For Macs: Start terminal and run \\192.168.0.243\client\installs\mac to install the app
- For Linux: Start terminal and run \\192.168.0.243\client\installs\linux to install the app
- Type in or tap/click this link https://pel.hopto.org/
- Type in your barcode into the barcode field (you may only scan in a temp pass if you have one)
- Tap/Click Create Account
- Save your new password or return to here and create your own password
- Open the page or document you’d like printed on your device
- For Phones and Tablets: Tap/click the share icon
- Tap/click Print
- On Phones and Tablets to print B/W click printer and choose “Plainedge Wireless Printer”
- On Phones and Tablets to print Color (if available at the time) click printer and choose “HP277Papercut or the Color 25c Page” printer
- Tap/Click options and set it to black and white (if you desire which is only 10 cents/page)
- If you believe you don’t have enough credit in your account choose Add Credit
- Use your library barcode (or temp pass ID) as your mobile device barcode and use the new password your created or the last 4 digits of your temp pass as the password
- Tap/click print
Troubleshooting:
- Confirm you had installed the Mobility Print Papercut App if you are using Samsung or another android device.
- Confirm you’re still connected to the Wifi Network -> Library Main (Optimum)
- Confirm your new or existing account still has credit -> https://pel.hopto.org/
Each following day, after you created an account:
- Connect your device to our Wifi network Library Main (Optimum) [No Password Required]
- Open the page or document you’d like printed on your device
- Tap/Click the share icon
- Tap/Click print
- Tap/Click options and set it to black and white (if you desire which is only 10 cents/page)
- Tap/Click printer and choose “Plainedge Wireless Printer” and “HP277Papercut or the Color 25c Page” for color printing
- Tap/Click print