User guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Preface 5 About This Book
- Chapter 1 9 Using Apple Remote Desktop
- Chapter 2 25 Setting Up
- 25 System Requirements for Apple Remote Desktop
- 26 Setting Up an Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Computer
- 28 Setting Up Client Computers With MacOSX 10.2 Installed
- 32 Setting Up Client Computers With MacOSX 10.3 Installed
- 36 Creating a Custom Client Installer
- 38 Understanding Access Types
- 44 Considerations for Managed Clients
- 44 Configuring the Administrator Software
- 48 Setting Up the Network
- 49 Getting the Best Performance
- 50 Maintaining Security
- Chapter 3 53 Administering Computers
- Chapter 4 93 Interacting With Users
- Appendix A 105 Reference
- About This Book
- Using Apple Remote Desktop
- Setting Up
- System Requirements for Apple Remote Desktop
- Setting Up an Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Computer
- Setting Up Client Computers With MacOSX 10.2 Installed
- Setting Up Client Computers With MacOSX 10.3 Installed
- Creating a Custom Client Installer
- Understanding Access Types
- Considerations for Managed Clients
- Configuring the Administrator Software
- Setting Up the Network
- Getting the Best Performance
- Maintaining Security
- Administering Computers
- Interacting With Users
- Reference
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3 Administering Computers
Apple Remote Desktop allows you powerful
administrative control. You can manually or automatically
get detailed information about every computer, install
software, and maintain systems from a single
administrator computer.
This chapter describes the main aspects of ARD’s administration capabilities and gives
complete instructions for using them. You can learn about:
• “Finding and Adding Clients to ARD Computer Lists” on page 54
• “Making and Managing Lists” on page 57
• “Installing Software Using ARD” on page 58
• “Upgrading Software” on page 62
• “Copying Files” on page 63
• “Creating Reports” on page 66
• “Maintaining Systems” on page 77
• “Managing Computers” on page 79
• “Automating Functions” on page 84