Export (0) Print Expand All   A printer pool associates two or
more identical printers with one set of printer software. To set
up such a pool, add a printer using the Add Printer wizard and
assign that printer as many output ports as there are identical
printers. Windows 2000 places no limit on the number of printers
in a pool. When a document is sent to the printer pool, the
first available printer receives and prints it. This
configuration maximizes print device use while minimizing the
time users wait for documents.  Efficient printer pools have the
following characteristics:    • All printers in the pool are the
same model.    • Printer ports can be of the same type or mixed
(parallel, serial, and network).    • It is recommended that all
printers be in one location. Because it is impossible to predict
which printer will receive the document, keep all printers in a
pool in a single location. Otherwise, users might have a hard
time finding their printed document.    If one device within a
pool stops print