Articles for Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students about printing from mobile devices and their own personal devices.
Guidance for students deciding whether to bring a personal printer to campus. Covers which printer types work on the Bowdoin network, adapter requirements for Bowdoin-issued MacBooks, where to buy supplies locally, and how campus PaperCut printing compares as a free alternative.
How guests and visitors can print to campus printers at Bowdoin College. Guest printing is available at the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library through a separate process managed by library staff. Visitors needing to print elsewhere on campus should contact the Service Desk.
How to set up and use PaperCut to print to Bowdoin campus printers from a Bowdoin-issued iPad mini or a personal iPhone or iPad. Covers installing the Mobile Print configuration profile, sending a print job using AirPrint, and releasing the job at a campus MFD or through the PaperCut web portal. Requires a connection to the Bowdoin wireless network.
Options for printing to Bowdoin campus printers from an Android phone or tablet. AirPrint is not available on Android, but printing is possible through the PaperCut Mobility Print setup page or by emailing documents to a computer and printing from there. Requires a connection to the Bowdoin wireless network and a Bowdoin account.
How to set up and use PaperCut to print to Bowdoin campus printers from a personally owned Mac or Windows 11 computer. Covers installing the Mobility Print software, sending a print job, and releasing it at the printer. Requires a Bowdoin account and connection to the Bowdoin network or VPN.