How do I choose a module?

PaperCut is a single application that has features and functionality divided into modules and licensed separately.

The PaperCut Print Control Module is our most popular module and is designed to monitor, quota and report network printing.

The PaperCut Internet Control Module is designed to monitor, quota and report internet usage (time using the internet and amount downloaded/uploaded). It is used in special situations such as in schools where there is an existing proxy server and a need to limit user access to the internet.

PaperCut's web based interfaces for users and administrators are standard features, included with the purchase of any module. The Internet Control Module is not required to use the web based interface.

The majority of our customers require only the print module.

Information about licenses

Licences are issued as follows:

• Price is based on the number of users in the organization.
• A "user" is defined as a domain/directory logon account (as imported into the PaperCut database).
• Licenses are for a single organization/enterprise only.
• A license may be used over multiple physical sites as long as it's within the same organization and managed by a centralized IT support team.
• There are no limits on the number of servers, workstations or printers.
• Licenses may be used with any supported operating system, or transferred between operating systems.

License Examples

• A school has one Windows Domain network, with 24 computers, 4 printers, a single print server, 95 users and 15 staff. They want to implement both print and internet quotas. They would purchase a single PaperCut education license for 100 to 500 users.
• An education institution has one Windows Active Directory network domain, with 150 clients (computers), 30 printers and 3 print servers and 800 users. Two print servers run Windows and the other Mac. They would purchase a single PaperCut education license for 500 to 1000 users and this can be used on both the Mac and Windows servers.
• A Company has two network domains and wishes to monitor print use. One domain has 75 clients with 50 users. The other domain has 320 user accounts. They would purchase 100 to 500 as the total number of users (both domains) is below 500.
• A chain of Real-estate agents wishes to purchase a license for each office. Each office is a separate independent franchise and IT services are managed on each site separately. Because IT services are not centralize, a separate license is required for each sites. The chain may however be eligible for a bulk purchase discount.
• A small business has 5 computers, one Windows 2003 server with 5 user accounts. PaperCut is free until such a time where the network grows over 5 users.

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