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The Print Settings property page allows you to specify print options for users, as well as the client print technology and client printing compatible printer models.

Access the Print Settings property page by clicking Print Settings in the left navigation pane of the Administrative Setup page.

The following settings are available on the page:

Print Settings

• Don't allow the following print models to be selected: Using the dropdown list that shows all printer models (not individual printer drivers) for printers installed on the server, select those printer models that you do not want to be available when creating a new Print Portal printer configuration (either directly as a server printer, or when matching a client printer model).

• Allow users to print to server printers: When enabled, server printers you have configured for use with Print Portal are available for users to select when printing documents.

• Allow users to print to client printers: When enabled, client printers you have configured for use with Print Portal are available for users to select when printing documents.

• Allow users to print to PDF documents: When enabled, users can print to PDF documents.

• Allow non-Administrator users to add custom printer configurations: When enabled, non-Administrator users are provided a link on the Print Document dialog that allows them access the Add or Change Printers dialog. Using this dialog they can add new printer configurations to Print Portal, as well as edit existing printer configurations. When you enable Print Portal authentication, this option must be enabled if non-administrator users need the ability to add or edit printer configurations.

Client Print Technology

Print Portal supports two client print technologies to enable printing to a printer installed on the client machine, rather than to a printer connected to the web server host machine.

You can enable one or both of the options. If the compatible option is not enabled, an error message will inform the user of the problem and printing will be unavailable until an appropriate option is enabled. If both options are enabled, the Web Print Service is installed by default for clients with the Windows OS.

• Web Print Service (Windows only): When enabled, and the client computer is on a Windows OS, Print Portal installs the BarTender Web Print Service print technology on the client computer and uses it to print to the client's connected printer. The first time Windows users print a document to their client printer, they will be prompted to install the Web Print Service.

• Java Applet (Windows, Mac, and Linux OS): When enabled, users will be prompted to run the Java Applet each time they print to the client's connected printer. Available to users with a Windows OS client when the Web Printer Service option is disabled.

Client Printing Compatible Models

The Client Printing Compatible Models list allows you to define default compatible matches between client printers and web server printer models (or print drivers). If you have many printers connected to your web server, providing a default match can help prevent users from selecting a less compatible or even incompatible web server printer model when they are configuring their client printers.

The Client Printing Compatible Models list displays the compatible matches that you have specified. Each match is defined by either a Wildcard or Regex filter criteria. Use the toolbar below the list to manage your client printing compatible models. The following options are available:

Opens the Add a Client Printing Compatible Model Definition dialog.

Deletes the selected compatible printer match from the list.

Moves the selected compatible printer match up one position in the list.

Moves the selected compatible printer match down one position in the list.