How-To: Print from your personal device
- Alex Markessinis
- Zaheer Ahmad
- kuyker (Deactivated)
This article will guide you through the simple process of setting up Sage Mobile Print on your Windows PC, Mac, iOS device, and Android device. Sage Mobile Print allows you to print from nearly any device anywhere in the world without installing printer drivers.
Use the table of contents to jump to your device type.
Apple macOS
Follow these instructions if you have an Apple macOS device in hand and would like to print to Sage's printers.
Get the installer
Start by visiting https://mobile-print.sage.edu/setup.
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You'll be greeted with the page above. Click the "Download" button to get the installer package. A file named "pc-mobility-print-printer-setup-[mobile-print.sage.edu].dmg" will be downloaded to your computer.
Do not change the name of this file! The name of the file helps Mobility Print find Sage's print server.
Run the installer
Double click on the file that was downloaded.
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A window will open with the installer package.
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Double click the package installer.
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Progress through the package installer wizard by clicking continue. While progressing through the wizard, you'll be prompted for your Mac's password. Enter your computer's password and click "Install Software."
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After the package installs you'll see a notification and a confirmation in the wizard that the installation was successful.
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You'll also notice that Sage's print queues now show up in your Printers & Scanners preferences.
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You can now print from your Mac like you would with any other printer!
When it's time to print something use your computer's native print function. Below is an example in Microsoft Word. Before you print select the print queue that you'd like to print from.
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You'll be prompted to enter your Sage username & password. Enter your credentials then click the "OK" button.
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After sending the print job, you'll need to release the print job at the printer like you would when you print from a Sage computer. To do this enter your Sage username & password or your Sage ID number at the printer.
Windows
Follow these instructions if you have a Windows device in hand and would like to print to Sage's printers.
Get the installer
Start by visiting https://mobile-print.sage.edu/setup.
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You'll be greeted with the page above. Click the "Download" button to get the installer package. A file named "pc-mobility-print-printer-setup-[mobile-print.sage.edu].exe" will be downloaded to your computer.
Do not change the name of this file! The name of the file helps Mobility Print find Sage's print server.
Run the installer
Find the installer file on your computer, likely located within your Downloads folder. Double click on the file that was downloaded.
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You'll be prompted to select your language. Click the "OK" button once the desired language has been selected.
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Accept the license, then click the "Next" button.
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You'll see a progress bar while the printer list is being obtained from Sage's print server. Wait for this to complete.
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Once the printer list has been obtained, you'll be prompted to select the print queues you'd like to install. Select all of them by checking the box next to each of their names. Then click the "Next" button.
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On the next page, you'll be prompted for your Sage username & password. Enter your credentials and then click the "Next" button.
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You'll see a progress bar while the printers are being installed on your PC. Wait for this to complete.
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After the installation has completed you'll see a confirmation letting you know that the installation has completed.
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You will also see new printers in your Printers & Scanners setting page. The new printers will have the word "(Mobility)" next to their name.
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Now you can print from anywhere in the world to Sage's print queues. You can do this by printing normally through any application and selecting one of the previously installed print queues. In the example below I will print from Microsoft word.
From the applications print dialog, select the print queue you would like to use.
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Then click the print button within the application.
After sending the print job, you'll need to release the print job at the printer like you would when you print from a Sage computer. To do this enter your Sage username & password or your Sage ID number at the printer.
Apple iOS
Follow these instructions if you have an Apple iOS device in hand and would like to print to Sage's printers.
Get the Air Print Profile
Start by visiting https://mobile-print.sage.edu/setup in Safari.
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You must use Safari on your iOS device, 3rd party browsers will not work.
Then click on the "Download" button. You'll be prompted to allow the download of the Air Print configuration profile. Click "Allow."
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After clicking "Allow" your device will notify you that the configuration profile is now available in the Settings app. Click "Close", then open the Settings app on your device.
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Install the Air Print profile
Within the Settings app, you will see a "Profile Downloaded" option. Click it.
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After opening the downloaded profile, click the "Install" button.
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You'll be prompted for your device's passcode, enter it.
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Then confirm the installation of the profile by clicking the "Install" button when prompted. Then click "Done" in the top right.
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You can now print to Sage's print queues using your iOS device.
To print something from your iOS device to one of Sage's print queues, print like you normally would from your iOS device. If needed follow the example below using the Notes app.
Once you have something you want to print, select the sharing & actions button within the app you'd like to print from. The button looks like a square with an arrow pointing up. In this case, within the notes app, it's located at the top right corner of the app.
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Scroll through the sharing and actions options and select the "Print" option.
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Click the "Select Printer" option.
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Select the print queue that you'd like to print to from the options available. The go back to "Printer Options."
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When prompted, enter your Sage username and password. Then click the "OK" button.
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You'll now see the print queue that you've selected. Click the "Print" button to send the document to the selected print queue.
After sending the print job, you'll need to release the print job at the printer like you would when you print from a Sage computer. To do this enter your Sage username & password or your Sage ID number at the printer.
Android
Follow these instructions if you have an Android device in hand and would like to print to Sage's printers.
Get the app
Start by visiting https://mobile-print.sage.edu/setup. Then click the "Install or update" button.
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Click the install button and wait for the application to install.
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Set up the app
Then switch back to your web browser. Again visit https://mobile-print.sage.edu/setup. Then click the "Install or update" button. You will be prompted to open the link in Papercut Mobility Print. Select "Always." This step tells the app where to find the printers.
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Once the app opens the link, click on the first option, "Tap here and check the Mobility Print Service."
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You should see that Mobility Print is toggled on, if not toggle it on.
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Next click on Mobility Print from the list. This will pull a list of print queues made available from our server. After the app loads the printers you should see a list similar to the picture below.
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To print something from your Android device to one of Sage's print queues, print like you normally would from your Android device. If needed follow the example below using the Microsoft Word app.
Once you have something you want to print, select the print option from the actions menu.
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Click the "Select a printer" dropdown.
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Then select a printer from the list.
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Click the printer icon to begin printing.
If prompted to use Mobility Print select "OK."
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You'll then receive a notification that the print job needs to be authenticated. Click on the notification.
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Sign in with your Sage username & password, and then click the "Print" button.
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You'll receive a notification that lets you know the job has been sent to the print queue that you selected.
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After sending the print job, you'll need to release the print job at the printer like you would when you print from a Sage computer. To do this enter your Sage username & password or your Sage ID number at the printer.
Wrapping up
This article guided you through the process of setting up Sage Mobile Print on your personal devices. You should now be able to print from your device to Sage's printers.
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