Ricoh SP C420DN-KP Operation Guide - Page 81

HotSpot Printer Operator's Guide • Personal Print Accounts This feature allows business travelers and mobile executives to securely print from any computer or mobile device to any HotSpot Printer at any location on a HotSpot Printer provider's network by establishing a WebPay 2.0 Personal pre-paid debit account with the HotSpot Printer service provider. Using a standard credit card, a user deposits funds into a WebPay account. Then, whenever a document is printed, the job cost is debited from the account. The user simply logs into their prepaid account rather than entering a credit card number for each transaction. Imagine you are a sales representative covering several states or even European countries, and you often stay at Hilton hotels that offer the HotSpot Mobile Printing Service and WebPay, as illustrated in Fig. 27. Job Details Date/Time Pages Cost Balance Deposit WebPay deposit order 544-8663 6/4/2009 8:04 10.00 10.00 Print job Hotspot printer Germany 6/4/2009 9:30 5 1.25 8.75 Print job Hotspot printer USA 6/12/2009 12:15 6 1.50 7.25 Print job Hotspot printer Netherlands 6/16/2009 7:50 2 0.50 6.75 Fig. 27 For the end-user, the advantages of having a WebPay account include the ability to print to any HotSpot Printer on the provider's network, not having to enter a credit card number for each print job, plus the ability to charge all printing expenses to the same account no matter where the pages are output. You can also log into your account, see transaction details, check balances, easily refund the account, and print a consolidated report for expense reimbursement. This feature is extremely useful for hotel chains, Wi-Fi providers, coffee shop chains, and other similar businesses with multiple locations. 81