1. How do I check the balance on my printing account?

2. How do I deal with the Wireless printing problems?

3. How do I check my WatCard Account?

4. How to add money for printing?

5. Where are Watcard Swipe Stations?

6. How much is the printing?

7. How to close a printing account?

 

 

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1. How do I check the balance on my printing account?

a) Go to xas.uwaterloo.ca     ==> Click on User and Administrator interface     ==> Type in your quest username and password

b) ==> Click on My account

 

 

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2. How do I deal with the Wireless printing problems?

• Check if the firewall is turned off.
• You can download the free version of ZoneAlarm from http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en which will close the firewall.

 

 

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3. How do I check my WatCard Account?

 

a) Go to http://www.watcard.uwaterloo.ca/      ==>Click on Check Your Account which is on the left side

b) ==> Click on here

c) ==> You can deactivate your WatCard if you loss it or you             can checkyour balance on your card, etc. Click on the             link and enter appropriatepersonal information.

 

 

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4. How to obtain/close a printing account? How to add money for printing?

Add money to your laser printing account by using the Watcard swipe station in your faculty. Swipe stations are available 24 hours per day. Add at least $5.00 for "flexible" money to your Watcard.

 

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5. Where are Watcard Swipe Stations?

Faculty	Location
Applied Health Science	BMH 2116A
Arts	PAS 1080
Engineering	Hallway outside E2-1308A
Science	Chem. Stores ESC-109, OPT-306, EIT 2809a.
IST CAS accounts	IST-CHIP, outside MC-1052

 

 

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6. How much is the printing?

The printing costs 6 cents per printed side of a double side page, and it costs 8 cents per printed side of a single side page.

 

 

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7. How to close a printing account?

You can find printing information from http://www.polaris.uwaterloo.ca/usersguide/printing.html#get_money