Installing BarTender Print Portal

BarTender Print Portal is a web-based application that provides an interface for selecting and printing BarTender documents. A single web server "hosts" Print Portal, making the documents accessible to other computers, tablets, and mobile devices over the Internet. Users can print documents simply by visiting a website and selecting the document they want to print.

You can install, test, and preview Print Portal even when Print Portal is not included in your licensed edition of BarTender. When you do this, the application displays a message that you are using a feature that requires a higher edition; items that are printed by using the unlicensed features include a watermark to identify that the item is printed in demonstration mode. A list of all edition-specific features for the BarTender Suite is available on the BarTender website.

All client devices must have access to a web browser, and Print Portal must be hosted on a computer that is running the following software:

Client printing requires the server to be bound to a valid HTTPS certificate.

For detailed information about how to configure and troubleshoot Print Portal, refer to the BarTender Print Portal technical document at the following Seagull Scientific web page:

https://www.seagullscientific.com/resources/white-papers/

ClosedTo install Print Portal when you first install BarTender

  1. Double-click the BarTender installation package. The BarTender Setup wizard starts.

  2. On the welcome page of the BarTender Setup wizard, read and accept the license agreement, click to select the Specify advanced installation options check box, and then click Next.

  3. On the Advanced Installation Options page, click to select BarTender with Print Portal, specify a folder to install to, and then click Next.

  4. Complete the remaining pages in the wizard.

ClosedTo install Print Portal on an existing installation of BarTender

  1. Browse to and then double-click the BarTender installation package file. Alternatively, in Windows Control Panel, click Programs, click Uninstall a program, click BarTender, and then click Change.

  2. In the User Account Control dialog, click Yes. The BarTender Setup wizard starts.

  3. Click to select Modify, and then click Next.

  4. On the Advanced Installation Options page, click to select BarTender with Print Portal, and then click Next.

  5. Complete the remaining pages in the wizard.

Enabling Authentication

Administrators can configure Print Portal so that users log in by using Windows accounts. When authentication is enabled, only users who have the Print Portal Administer permission in Administration Console can change the Print Portal administrative settings. You can enable authentication in the Administrative Setup settings of Print Portal.

If you want to further secure your environment, you can choose to authenticate users over HTTPS. This process requires that a security certificate and HTTPS binding are configured for the Print Portal website in IIS. For more information, refer to the BarTender Print Portal help system.