---
type: source
title: "URZ Print Management System"
tags: [printing, papercut, infrastructure]
related: [papercut, print-management-system]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_allgemein_druck_management_system.md"]
---

# URZ Print Management System

This source documents the centralized print management system provided by the Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ) for all employees and students of the Universität Greifswald.

## Key Features
- Centralized management of network printers.
- Simplified client configuration (only one printer required).
- Authentication-based printing (jobs are only printed after successful user verification).
- Flexibility to print at any authorized printer across the campus.
- Cost control capabilities, particularly useful in PC pools.

## Technical Requirements
To utilize the system, clients must install:
1. A **Virtual Printer**.
2. The **PaperCut Client**.

### Supported Platforms
- **Windows**: 64-bit Windows 10.
- **Linux**: Ubuntu 18.04+.
- **macOS**: OS-X Yosemite+.

## Printing Workflow
1. **Submission**: The user sends a document to the virtual printer.
2. **Authentication**: The PaperCut Client prompts for [[zentraler-nutzeraccount]] credentials.
3. **Storage**: The print job is stored in the central management system.
4. **Release**: The job is physically printed via one of two methods:
    - **Physical Release**: Authenticating with a staff/student ID card at a printer's card reader. Users can often adjust settings (color/BW, duplex) on the printer display at this stage.
    - **Web Release**: Using the **PaperCut WebClient** (accessible only from the university's internal network) to select a target printer and release the job.

## Support
Technical issues are handled by the URZ via:
- The [[groupware]] ticket system.
- The Campus-IT hotline (ext. 1420).