uPrint Prepaid Guest Cards

Prepaid guest cards for departmental use These cards are intended for purchase by departments or faculties who wish to provide their casual staff or visitors with a prepaid card for the uPrint service. They are available in fixed amounts of $30 and $50 (tax is included), and are purchased using a FOAPAL. These cards are not refundable nor refillable. To obtain prepaid cards for departmental use, a member of the department (usually the key operator of the uPrint device) must fill out the form to Request a uPrint Prepaid Guest card. For details on where and how to print, and how to find the remaining balance on your prepaid card see uPrint - Prepaid Guest Cards.

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Prepaid cards available in Libraries (for guests and personal use) These cards are intended for use by visitors to the McGill Libraries, students who have graduated, staff wishing to make copies or printouts for personal use, etc. Prepaid guest cards come in denominations of $5, $10 and $20, taxes included. These cards are not refundable nor refillable. They are sold in McGill Libraries on the downtown campus and at the Macdonald Campus Library (Barton Building). For details on where and how to print, and how to find the remaining balance on your prepaid card see uPrint - Prepaid Guest Cards.

 

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uPrint card charged to a FOAPAL

This card is intended as a way for departments or faculties to associate uPrint Shared Accounts or casual users, who have McGill staff credentials but no ID card, with a card that can be swiped at a uPrint device.

Details:

• Setup: Key Financial Contact or the uPrint Administrator of the department is responsible for managing this card. This includes:
  
  
  • • Using Minerva to associate the card with a uPrint Shared Account or casual staff member with McGill staff username and FOAPAL.
    • Waiving or enabling the password option for additional security. Note: the password for the uPrint card that will be associated with a uPrint shared account must be waived. . But is is also recommended to waive the password on the card associated to the casual staff member with McGill credentials, thus preventing the user from knowing the password and eliminate the necessity to reset the password when a user leave the department.
    • Revoking or reassigning the Badge ID whenever there is a staff change or card loss, to prevent unauthorized charges.
    • Keeping track of who was assigned a uPrint card; repurposing the card when needed; etc.
• For instructions, see uPrint Administrators on the Financial Services website.
• Badge ID: the first six digits of the numerical sequence as indicated at the back of the card.

FAQs for uPrint cards charged to a FOAPAL:

• How do I send a print job to the uPrint queue while using the uPrint card?
  If you are logged in to the computer with your McGill staff credentials, you can send a print job to the queue by using the uPrint Mono or uPrint Colour queue. If you want to bill a uPrint Shared Account, you must first log in to a computer using your personal credentials, then select the  uPrint Mono (popup) or uPrint Colour (popup) queue and type the username of the uPrint Shared Account in the dialog box.
• How do I log in to a uPrint device while using the uPrint card?
  Swipe the uPrint card against uPrint sticker on the device.