[WEB4LIB] Printer auditing software

[Debbie Lords]

We run PCounter on Windows 2000.  It also works on NT 4.0.  Services need
restarting from time to time.

Takes care of both PCs and Macs, although where it reports the number of
pages for PCs, it does not report the number of pages for Macs.

We also use QControl to give non-administrative people access to release
jobs.  We are not yet fully automated.

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Debbie

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[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Dale Goodell - WOU
Library
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 10:34 AM
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Subject: [WEB4LIB] Printer auditing software


Another product worthy of consideration is PCounter
( http://www.pcounter.com )

We run this, in cooperation with our University Computing Services, on our
campus Novell network, so I don't know about NT.

----Dale

> Although I work in a small high school with a few networked (NT) printers,
> getting students to pay for printing is a hassle, so I am considering
software
> that will monitor student printing and disable their printing rights when
they
> have exceeded their allotment.
>
> First, is anyone using software like this with which they are pleased?
>
> Second, I have found a company selling a product called PrintControl (at:
> http://www.northern.net/printControl/). Does anyone have any experience
with
> this product?




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Dale E. Goodell
Information Technology Consultant
Computer Services Unit
Western Oregon University Library
Monmouth, OR 97361

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