Office of Information Technology

Student Printing

Indiana State University will be providing twenty-six (26) Print Release Stations for student printing. This project will be fully completed in May 2012. 

To use the printers, students need to install the printing software on their laptop.  Once the software is installed, two new printers appear in the printer list, "Student_BW" and "Student_Color".  Files can be sent to these printers in the same way as standard printers, however print jobs will be held in the queue until the student visits one of the twenty-six (26) Print Release Stations and instructs the machine to print the job. 

Install the Printing Software

The software is available at http://downloads.indstate.edu.  Click under the "Printers" section in the list of links on the left side of the page, then select the package you need: Windows or Macintosh.

How to Use the Printers From your laptop

  1. 1. Install the software on your laptop.

    2. Print a document or file from your laptop as normal.  In the dialog box that opens, select either the "Student_BW" ($0.03/page) or "Student_Color" ($0.15/page) print queue in the Printer Name drop down box.  The cost will be deducted from your print account when the job is printed.

    3. The pop-up dialog box shown below will appear.  Enter your Sycamore ID username.  (Ex: asmith22, ylin14).  The document or file you printed will now be in the print queue and available for printing.
    Username Pop Up Window

    4. Visit one of the Print Release Stations. Click here for a list of locations. (B/W printers can only print jobs sent to the "Student_BW" queue.  Color printers can print jobs from either queue.)

    5. Swipe your card or enter your Sycamore ID and password on the terminal attached to the printer. A list of documents or files you have sent to the print queue (steps 2 and 3) will appear.

    6. Select the job(s) that you want to print, verify the cost information located in the bottom left corner, and click the "Print" button.  (Jobs held in the queue will be deleted automatically after 24-hours.  There is no charge for any job that is not printed.)

    7. Wait for the files to print, and remove them from the output tray.  Note that if the printer is in Energy Saver Mode, it may take several minutes for it to warm up and begin printing.  In addition, lines may form at printers, especially at high demand times between classes.  Please take this into consideration if you are planning to print something in a rush before class!

How to Use the Printers From your Phone or Mobile device

ISU is one of the first in the State and one of a select few in the country to offer printing from a mobile device. Students now have the additional option to print from a smartphone, iPad or tablet to one of twenty-six conveniently located printers around campus. To use the new service follow the instructions below:

  1. 1.  From a mobile device send an email with the document attached to either printbw@indstate.edu for black and white printing or to printcolor@indstate.edu for color printing. 

    1. Hint: In order to print just the attachment, remove any text from the body of the email. This would include signatures and device signatures (Sent from an Android Device, Sent from my iPhone, etc.).  Any items in the body of the email will show up as an additional print job.

  2. 2.  After about two minutes, depending on the size or number of documents, you will receive a reply email from ISU-MobilePrint showing a list of the documents ready for release.

  3. 3.  Simply visit any of the twenty-six printers and swipe your ID card or log in using your Sycamore ID and password.

  4. 4.  The terminal will show your list of print jobs that you can print.

Most of the more popular file formats are supported such as:

·         Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx)

·         Microsoft Excel (.xls and .xlsx)

·         Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt and .pptx)

·         Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)

·         Internet and E-Mail Formats (.html, .htm, .mht, and .eml)

·         Text files (.txt)

·         Rich Text Format (.rtf)

If you have any questions about printing contact the OIT Help Desk at x2910 or visit the Student Computer Support Center located in the lower level of Stalker Hall room 009.

Printer Locations

Printers are located in academic buildings, residence halls, and common use buildings like the Library and HMSU.  Look for the large blue signs that say "Student Printing Station."  See the complete list of locations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Click to visit the Printing FAQ.