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When setting up a printer pool on Windows Server 2012 R2, what is the next step after enabling printer pooling?

Select or create the ports mapped to the three printers.

Stop sharing the printer.

Enabling printer pooling in Windows Server 2012 R2 allows multiple printers to be assigned to a single print queue. This setup is particularly useful for load balancing and redundancy, ensuring that print jobs can be processed efficiently across several printers. After enabling printer pooling, the logical next step is to select or create the ports that will be mapped to the printers included in the pool. This means assigning each printer to a specific port that allows the server to communicate effectively with them. Correct port mapping ensures that the print server can deliver documents to the appropriate printer based on the pool configuration. Stopping the sharing of the printer would not be a necessary step immediately after enabling pooling; in fact, the pooling is intended to create a more cohesive sharing environment. Rebooting the server or updating drivers might be relevant maintenance tasks, but they are not directly related to establishing printer pooling at this stage.

Reboot the printer server.

Update server drivers for the printers.

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