Printing at Learning Commons – uPrint

uPrint is available on Level 1 and Level 2 (CPD-1 and CPD-2) of the Chi Wah Learning Commons (LC). It is a feature-rich cloud printing service that allows users to print from any uPrint printers using the PCs inside LC or users’ mobile devices

uPrint is a quota-based system.  Users can add printing units (quota) into their HKU Portal accounts using HKU uPrint app or Octopus card at the Add Value Machine (AVM).

There are a total of 11 printers (9 black and white (B&W) printers and 2 color printers) inside LC to support printing and photocopying (available at some printers) in A4 and A3 sizes. 

Printers

B&W Printers: Fuji Xerox ApeosPort-IV 7080CPS

Color Printers: Fuji Xerox ApeosPort-IV 3373CPS

Quantity

B&W Printers: 7 printers on Level 1 (CPD-1) and 2 printers on Level 2 (CPD-2)

Color Printers: 1 printer on Level 1 (CPD-1) and 1 printer on Level 2 (CPD-2)

Charging
(print and copy)

B&W – A4

Color – A4

Simplex

Duplex

Simplex

Duplex

$0.3 or 1 unit/page

$0.2 or 0.67 unit/page

$1.5 or 5 units/page

$1.0 or 3.33 units/page

B&W – A3

Color – A3

Simplex

Duplex

Simplex

Duplex

$0.5 or 1.67 units/page 

$0.3 or 1 unit/page

$3.0 or 10 units/page

$2.0 or 6.67 units/page

Supported size

A4 and A3

Print names

CPD-1

CPD-2

LC-BW27*

LC-BW41

LC-BW28*

LC-BW42*

LC-BW36*

LC-C30*

LC-BW37*

 

LC-BW38*

 

LC-BW39*

 

LC-BW40

 

LC-C29*

 

* Denotes printers support printing and copying.  Other printers support printing only.

Print queues

uPrint print queues

Printer type

uPrint BW PCL

B& W Printer

uPrint BW PS

B&W Printer

uPrint Color PCL

Color Printer

uPrint Color PS

Color Printer

Note: For the locations of the uPrint printers, please refer to the maps: Level 1 (CPD-1) and Level 2 (CPD-2)).

MFA

Multi-Factor Authentication

February 2024
February 2024

Mandatory for all staff accounts

May 2024
May 2024

Mandatory for all student accounts