Print Charging Software

[MacGeek]

+ 1 to Print Manager Plus with HP Jetdirect (or equiv) to do everything techie that PMP cant (device warnings, settings locking etc)

[David_PCN]

Print Credits for students can be updated automatically or manually based on a per user, group or OU basis.

Most solutions have multiple payment methods - over the counter, wall mounted payment station, card payment, web based payments....

 

It very much depends on when you want to make them pay:

For all Jobs?

For anything over a set cost per week?

For colour jobs only?

For copying only?

 

For example, you could give them a free quote of £1 per week, which at 5p per mono side allows 20 sheets a week. This free quota did not then apply to copying or colour devices which use a real balance for which they've paid for and does not get automatically updated. If they use all 20 sheets of mono, they can then use the real balance for mono jobs also.

[Big_Ted]

for those wanting to give it a whirl the papercut lads released 11.3 this morning with a funky SNMP checking feature.