Pharos is Geneseo’s secure printing management system.
By using Pharos, you can print to and securely release your print jobs at any Toshiba printer on campus.
Documents printed to Pharos will remain in the queue for 7 days before they are automatically deleted.
How to use Pharos Cloud and Pharos Secure Printer
Printing to Pharos Cloud
Installing the Pharos Secure Printer
Printing to the Pharos Secure Printer
Authenticating and Releasing Your Print Jobs
Student Pharos Printers
Should you use Pharos Cloud or Pharos Secure Printer? Here are the features of each of them:
Pharos Cloud
Pharos Secure Printer
No need to install any application to print, just go to: http://go.geneseo.edu/printing to print.
You need to install the Pharos Secure Printer application.
Can print most but not all file types (see all the Compatible File Formats listed below).
Can print all file types that your computer can open.
Can print single or double-sided and in color or B/W, but does support other advanced features.
Can print single or double-sided, in color or B/W, and has access to all advanced printer functions* available on the physical printer (e.g. stapling and hole punch).
*Note: These functions are not available on all printers on campus.
You can choose to upload your jobs into a Pharos Cloud Web Portal via a web browser or install the Pharos Secure Printer application on your Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS devices to print on campus.
To upload your documents to the Pharos Cloud Web Portal for printing:
Go to: http://go.geneseo.edu/printing
Log in with your Geneseo email and password.
Upload the documents that you would like to print (see File Formats and Size Limits in the EXPAND HERE section below).
Use the Finishing Options window to select the number of copies and color options.
Follow the Authenticating and Release Your Print Job instructions below to retrieve your print job.
NOTE: If you have a file type that you would like to print that is outside the list below, consider printing it first as a PDF on your computer and then sending it to the Pharos Cloud Web Portal.
Computer Web Browser Compatible File Formats and Size Limits
Mobile Browser Compatible File Formats and Size Limits
PDF - up to 250 MB
JPEG - 50 MB
BMP - 50 MB
PNG - 50 MB
TXT - 10 MB
Microsoft Office (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx) - 60 MB
PDF - 60 MB
Microsoft .docx only - 60 MB
Pharos Secure Print is automatically installed on all college-owned computers.
If you accidentally delete the Pharos Secure Printer after it has been previously installed or if the printer is missing, please restart your computer and log in. After a few moments, the printer should recreate itself.
To install the Pharos Secure Printer on a personal computer, please see the Installing the Pharos Secure Printer article for instructions.
The first time you print a document, an application called Pharos Setup Guide will launch. Log in to this application with your Geneseo credentials to begin the setup. After accepting the first few defaults, you will be presented with a system-generated passcode. Please save this passcode for future reference. Once you have finished accepting all defaults, your passcode will also be sent to you via email.
To use the Pharos Secure Printer installed on your computer to print your documents:
Open the document or webpage you would like to print.
Select File, then Print from the upper left-hand corner of the window.
If you need to print in color, single-sided, or other advanced functions, follow the instructions in the Printing F.A.Q. (Color Printing, Bypass Tray, Print Jobs that Won't Print) article.
NOTE: We suggest setting the Pharos Secure Printer as your default printer on your personal computer.
All users must authenticate at the physical printer before any print jobs can be released and printed.
There are three ways to authenticate at the printer:
Tap your Geneseo ID card or Key Fob on the printer’s “ID Card” sticker.
Enter your system-generated passcode by interacting with the LED screen at the printer.
Configuring and using mobile release with an Android or iOS mobile device.
Once you have authenticated at the printer, you can choose to Print All of your pending documents or you can choose Review Documents to selectively print individual documents or delete duplicate/unneeded documents.
Building
Room #
B&W/Color
Available Paper Sizes
Bailey Hall
1st Floor, Lobby
B&W
Letter
2nd Floor, Lobby
Color
Brodie Hall
174, Student Lounge
Fraser Hall
203, Library
ISC
104, Lounge
Outside of 222
Outside of 322
Letchworth Dining Hall
101, Lounge
MacVittie College Union
110, Mailroom
301, East Lounge
Newton Lecture Hall
Near the greenhouse entrance
Red Jacket Dining Hall
214
Red Jacket Dining Hall - 2
Saratoga Commons
106 (next to the vending machines)
South Hall
2nd Floor, Lounge
2nd Floor, Top of Ramp to Fraser Hall
Welles Hall
013c, outside Duplicating Center
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