34.2 How to create printer pool?

Creating a printer pool allows multiple printers to share print jobs efficiently.

Prerequisites

  • A printer can be associated with only one printer pool.

To create a printer pool:

  1. In Print managers, search and select an active print manager.

  2. Click More options > Dashboard to enable the dashboard view .

    The Print manager dashboard provides general information about the print manager and displays three tabs: Printers, Pools, and Banners.

  3. In Pools, click +Create pool button to open the wizard.

    The wizard consists of General information, Printers, and Summary page.

  4. On the General information page, enter the pool name.

  5. (Optional) On the Printers page, select one or multiple printers.

  6. On the Summary page, validate the parameters and click Finish.

To delete a printer pool:

  1. In Pools, select one or multiple pool.

  2. Click More options > Delete.

  3. Click Confirm to delete the selected printer pools.