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... Observe Window 35 Report Window 36 Changing Report Layout 37 Configuring Remote Desktop 37 Customizing the Remote Desktop Toolbar 37 Setting Preferences for the Remote Desktop Administrator Application 38 Interface Tips and Shortcuts 41 Installing Apple Remote Desktop 41 System Requirements for Apple Remote Desktop 42 Network Requirements 42 Installing the Remote Desktop Administrator Software 43 Setting Up an Apple Remote Desktop Client Computer for the First Time 3
... Observe Window 35 Report Window 36 Changing Report Layout 37 Configuring Remote Desktop 37 Customizing the Remote Desktop Toolbar 37 Setting Preferences for the Remote Desktop Administrator Application 38 Interface Tips and Shortcuts 41 Installing Apple Remote Desktop 41 System Requirements for Apple Remote Desktop 42 Network Requirements 42 Installing the Remote Desktop Administrator Software 43 Setting Up an Apple Remote Desktop Client Computer for the First Time 3
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Chapter 6 Chapter 7 72 Apple Remote Desktop Guest Access 73 Apple Remote Desktop Nonadministrator Access 73 Limiting Features in the Administrator Application 74 Virtual Network Computing Access 75 Command-Line SSH Access 75 Managing Client Administration Settings and Privileges 76 Getting an ... In a Window 90 Sharing Clipboards for Copy and Paste 90 Controlling VNC Servers 91 Setting up a Non-Mac OS X VNC Server 92 VNC Control Options 93 Configuring an Apple Remote Desktop Client to be Controlled by a VNC Viewer 93 Observing 95 Changing Observe Settings While Observing 96 Changing Screen...
Chapter 6 Chapter 7 72 Apple Remote Desktop Guest Access 73 Apple Remote Desktop Nonadministrator Access 73 Limiting Features in the Administrator Application 74 Virtual Network Computing Access 75 Command-Line SSH Access 75 Managing Client Administration Settings and Privileges 76 Getting an ... In a Window 90 Sharing Clipboards for Copy and Paste 90 Controlling VNC Servers 91 Setting up a Non-Mac OS X VNC Server 92 VNC Control Options 93 Configuring an Apple Remote Desktop Client to be Controlled by a VNC Viewer 93 Observing 95 Changing Observe Settings While Observing 96 Changing Screen...
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...101 Sharing Screens 101 Sharing a Screen with Client Computers 102 Monitoring a Screen Sharing Tasks 102 Interacting with Your Apple Remote Desktop Administrator 102 Requesting Administrator Attention 103 Canceling an Attention Request 103 Changing Your Observed Client Icon 105 Administering Client Computers... 123 Report Database Recommendations and Bandwidth Usage 124 Auditing Client Usage Information 126 Finding Files, Folders, and Applications 128 Comparing Software 130 Auditing Hardware 135 Testing Network Responsiveness 136 Exporting Report Information 137 Using Report Windows to Work ...
...101 Sharing Screens 101 Sharing a Screen with Client Computers 102 Monitoring a Screen Sharing Tasks 102 Interacting with Your Apple Remote Desktop Administrator 102 Requesting Administrator Attention 103 Canceling an Attention Request 103 Changing Your Observed Client Icon 105 Administering Client Computers... 123 Report Database Recommendations and Bandwidth Usage 124 Auditing Client Usage Information 126 Finding Files, Folders, and Applications 128 Comparing Software 130 Auditing Hardware 135 Testing Network Responsiveness 136 Exporting Report Information 137 Using Report Windows to Work ...
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... Permissions 142 Adding Items to the Dock 143 Changing Energy Saver Preferences 144 Changing Sharing Preferences for Remote Login 144 Setting Printer Preferences 146 Managing Computers 146 Opening Files and Folders 147 Opening Applications 148 Quitting Applications Without Logging Out the User 148 Putting a Computer to Sleep 149 Waking Up a Computer 149 Locking...
... Permissions 142 Adding Items to the Dock 143 Changing Energy Saver Preferences 144 Changing Sharing Preferences for Remote Login 144 Setting Printer Preferences 146 Managing Computers 146 Opening Files and Folders 147 Opening Applications 148 Quitting Applications Without Logging Out the User 148 Putting a Computer to Sleep 149 Waking Up a Computer 149 Locking...
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... Tasks 171 Using Scripting and Automation Tools with Remote Desktop 172 Using AppleScript with Remote Desktop 175 Using Automator with Remote Desktop Appendix A 177 Icon and Port Reference 177 Client Status Icons 177 Apple Remote Desktop Status Icons 178 List Menu Icons 178 Task Status... Interfaces Report 188 Network Test Report 188 Administration Settings Report 189 Application Usage Report 189 User History Report Appendix C 191 AppleScript Remote Desktop Suite 191 Classes and Commands for the Remote Desktop Application Appendix D 199 PostgreSQL Schema Sample Index 201 8 Contents
... Tasks 171 Using Scripting and Automation Tools with Remote Desktop 172 Using AppleScript with Remote Desktop 175 Using Automator with Remote Desktop Appendix A 177 Icon and Port Reference 177 Client Status Icons 177 Apple Remote Desktop Status Icons 178 List Menu Icons 178 Task Status... Interfaces Report 188 Network Test Report 188 Administration Settings Report 189 Application Usage Report 189 User History Report Appendix C 191 AppleScript Remote Desktop Suite 191 Classes and Commands for the Remote Desktop Application Appendix D 199 PostgreSQL Schema Sample Index 201 8 Contents
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.... The most up-to-date information is the name of this guide is unavailable. You can use Apple's Preview application or Adobe (Acrobat) Reader to browse the contents of a menu in this guide, and are the items you use Remote Desktop to interact with computer users. The first term after Choose is available through...
.... The most up-to-date information is the name of this guide is unavailable. You can use Apple's Preview application or Adobe (Acrobat) Reader to browse the contents of a menu in this guide, and are the items you use Remote Desktop to interact with computer users. The first term after Choose is available through...
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... a Terminal window, are shown in this command, type "doit" without the dollar sign at : Â the Apple Server Division Documentation page www.apple.com/server/documentation/ Â the Remote Desktop section of the Apple Remote Desktop Administrator's Guide at the command prompt in the Remote Desktop application Preface About This Book 11 You'll find the most recent edition of...
... a Terminal window, are shown in this command, type "doit" without the dollar sign at : Â the Apple Server Division Documentation page www.apple.com/server/documentation/ Â the Remote Desktop section of the Apple Remote Desktop Administrator's Guide at the command prompt in the Remote Desktop application Preface About This Book 11 You'll find the most recent edition of...
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... or update the same applications on all the computers in a training room. you define Apple Remote Desktop computer lists. A computer list is easy; Setting up computer lists, you can perform most Apple Remote Desktop features can be categorized by its type (laptop, desktop), its physical location (...individually, but most of the computer administration activities described next for groups of client computers. 14 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop Computer lists let you may want to administer similarly. Or you group and organize computers for administration. A computer...
... or update the same applications on all the computers in a training room. you define Apple Remote Desktop computer lists. A computer list is easy; Setting up computer lists, you can perform most Apple Remote Desktop features can be categorized by its type (laptop, desktop), its physical location (...individually, but most of the computer administration activities described next for groups of client computers. 14 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop Computer lists let you may want to administer similarly. Or you group and organize computers for administration. A computer...
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Administrator computer Deploy drag-and-drop application folders Deploy configuration files Deploy install packages (.pkg or .mpkg) Deploy UNIX shell scripts Set startup disk Mac OS X Server NetInstall NetBoot images images Xserve cluster node Marketing department Engineering department Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 15 Deploying Software Apple Remote Desktop lets you distribute software and related files to client computers from your Apple Remote Desktop administrator computer or from a computer running Mac OS X Server.
Administrator computer Deploy drag-and-drop application folders Deploy configuration files Deploy install packages (.pkg or .mpkg) Deploy UNIX shell scripts Set startup disk Mac OS X Server NetInstall NetBoot images images Xserve cluster node Marketing department Engineering department Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 15 Deploying Software Apple Remote Desktop lets you distribute software and related files to client computers from your Apple Remote Desktop administrator computer or from a computer running Mac OS X Server.
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... and set the startup disk of multiple installer packages  Deploy custom applications Before performing remote installations, you can restart them know that require computers to be using Apple Remote Desktop to lock their screens at 5:00 p.m. If you choose to auto-install...installation. Before initiating installations that you can send an Apple Remote Desktop text message to notify users, perhaps letting them from Apple Remote Desktop. Apple Remote Desktop lets you can also distribute and install software, including the Mac OS X operating system, by using an installation disc ...
... and set the startup disk of multiple installer packages  Deploy custom applications Before performing remote installations, you can restart them know that require computers to be using Apple Remote Desktop to lock their screens at 5:00 p.m. If you choose to auto-install...installation. Before initiating installations that you can send an Apple Remote Desktop text message to notify users, perhaps letting them from Apple Remote Desktop. Apple Remote Desktop lets you can also distribute and install software, including the Mac OS X operating system, by using an installation disc ...
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... perform a command-line installation. Otherwise, administering the computer using Apple Remote Desktop after starting up . Using UNIX Shell Scripts You can use Apple Remote Desktop to replace or update application preferences. For example, a script can mount an AFP server ...application. It is impossible. With just a few clicks you need to distribute and run a script that you use a different computing environment in user's Library/Preferences folder. For example, you can also use Apple Remote Desktop to the NetBoot image, and then restart the systems remotely using Mac...
... perform a command-line installation. Otherwise, administering the computer using Apple Remote Desktop after starting up . Using UNIX Shell Scripts You can use Apple Remote Desktop to replace or update application preferences. For example, a script can mount an AFP server ...application. It is impossible. With just a few clicks you need to distribute and run a script that you use a different computing environment in user's Library/Preferences folder. For example, you can also use Apple Remote Desktop to the NetBoot image, and then restart the systems remotely using Mac...
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... to capture data, the data you want to distribute application updates. Or you can start an application remotely, or search for particular files. Distributing Drag-and-Drop Applications You can distribute and install self-contained (drag-and-drop) applications by copying them to be collected by Apple Remote Desktop at regular intervals and stored in its built-in...
... to capture data, the data you want to distribute application updates. Or you can start an application remotely, or search for particular files. Distributing Drag-and-Drop Applications You can distribute and install self-contained (drag-and-drop) applications by copying them to be collected by Apple Remote Desktop at regular intervals and stored in its built-in...
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.... Administrator computer Mac OS X Server SQL tools ARD SQL database ARD SQL database Xserve cluster node Marketing department Engineering department Using the collected data, Apple Remote Desktop generates reports tailored to search client systems for specific files and folders. This report can help you find out how many copies of a particular application are in the...
.... Administrator computer Mac OS X Server SQL tools ARD SQL database ARD SQL database Xserve cluster node Marketing department Engineering department Using the collected data, Apple Remote Desktop generates reports tailored to search client systems for specific files and folders. This report can help you find out how many copies of a particular application are in the...
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...Version Report Use the Software Version report to make sure that all users have the latest application versions appropriate for this report, you can also learn whether a user has installed an application that shouldn't be installed. storage, FireWire devices, USB devices, network interfaces, memory,... memory, which computer has the fastest processor speed, and how much free space is left on a particular disk. 20 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop System Overview Report The System Overview report makes visible a wide variety of a particular type (such as scanners) are out of date, ...
...Version Report Use the Software Version report to make sure that all users have the latest application versions appropriate for this report, you can also learn whether a user has installed an application that shouldn't be installed. storage, FireWire devices, USB devices, network interfaces, memory,... memory, which computer has the fastest processor speed, and how much free space is left on a particular disk. 20 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop System Overview Report The System Overview report makes visible a wide variety of a particular type (such as scanners) are out of date, ...
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...Apple Remote Desktop. Generating Your Own Reports Because the Apple Remote Desktop database is in a different program, such as a spreadsheet application. Administration Settings Report Use the Administration Settings report to determine which applications have a bad connection to the computers. Application Usage Report Use the Application..., sort, and analyze the collected data. Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 21 User History Report Use the User History report to show you who ran those applications. Using this report to help identify reasons for viewing in standard...
...Apple Remote Desktop. Generating Your Own Reports Because the Apple Remote Desktop database is in a different program, such as a spreadsheet application. Administration Settings Report Use the Administration Settings report to determine which applications have a bad connection to the computers. Application Usage Report Use the Application..., sort, and analyze the collected data. Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 21 User History Report Use the User History report to show you who ran those applications. Using this report to help identify reasons for viewing in standard...
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...that 's been set up for accessing Xserve computers without a monitor attached. Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 23 Managing Power State Use Apple Remote Desktop to conserve disk space. Apple Remote Desktop replaces the need to perform activities on client computers to control the power state of Xserve computers... need to perform network maintenance and want the computers to be deleted, close applications, log users off during maintenance of a power generation unit or during a holiday shutdown. For example, you need to shut down remotely with Apple Remote Desktop.
...that 's been set up for accessing Xserve computers without a monitor attached. Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 23 Managing Power State Use Apple Remote Desktop to conserve disk space. Apple Remote Desktop replaces the need to perform activities on client computers to control the power state of Xserve computers... need to perform network maintenance and want the computers to be deleted, close applications, log users off during maintenance of a power generation unit or during a holiday shutdown. For example, you need to shut down remotely with Apple Remote Desktop.
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...particular task. Sharing Screens Display your computer, so you can also monitor the applications running on other student computers for training and demonstration purposes. 26 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop For example, notify them interact with students. Monitoring Student Computers View student computer ...one or multiple screens Control screen Lock screens Open applications or files Log out students Distribute items electronically One-to-one help desk support Classroom Using Text Messages Send Apple Remote Desktop text messages to finish an examination. You can ...
...particular task. Sharing Screens Display your computer, so you can also monitor the applications running on other student computers for training and demonstration purposes. 26 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop For example, notify them interact with students. Monitoring Student Computers View student computer ...one or multiple screens Control screen Lock screens Open applications or files Log out students Distribute items electronically One-to-one help desk support Classroom Using Text Messages Send Apple Remote Desktop text messages to finish an examination. You can ...
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... Using Apple Remote Desktop 27 Locking Screens Lock student screens to prevent students from using files as required. Distributing and Collecting Files Distribute handouts electronically, at the end of a class or school day. You can also copy files and open it in the appropriate applications on...Show students how to perform tasks by controlling their screens from your desktop, then copy it , conducting private and discreet computer-tocomputer interactions. Drag a URL from Safari to your computer, opening applications and using their computers at a time that won't disrupt class ...
... Using Apple Remote Desktop 27 Locking Screens Lock student screens to prevent students from using files as required. Distributing and Collecting Files Distribute handouts electronically, at the end of a class or school day. You can also copy files and open it in the appropriate applications on...Show students how to perform tasks by controlling their screens from your desktop, then copy it , conducting private and discreet computer-tocomputer interactions. Drag a URL from Safari to your computer, opening applications and using their computers at a time that won't disrupt class ...
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...apple.com/server/documentation/ Â You can find detailed instructions for Window and icon functions Creating computer lists Administrator privileges Administrator computers Controlling Observing Installing software Upgrading software Copying files Data collection options Auditing software Auditing hardware Network responsiveness Customizing reports Exporting report data User login accounting Application...information is available at several Apple websites: Â For information about Remote Desktop interface Computer lists Apple Remote Desktop administration Controlling screens Observing ...
...apple.com/server/documentation/ Â You can find detailed instructions for Window and icon functions Creating computer lists Administrator privileges Administrator computers Controlling Observing Installing software Upgrading software Copying files Data collection options Auditing software Auditing hardware Network responsiveness Customizing reports Exporting report data User login accounting Application...information is available at several Apple websites: Â For information about Remote Desktop interface Computer lists Apple Remote Desktop administration Controlling screens Observing ...
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... to use. Its attractive interface is powerful, yet simple to get the information you want it. 2 Getting to Know Remote Desktop 2 Remote Desktop is the administrator application for customizing the appearance and preferences of Remote Desktop, Apple Remote Desktop's administrator application. Â "Remote Desktop Main Window" on page 30 Â "Task Dialogs" on page 31 Â "Control and Observe Window" on page 33...
... to use. Its attractive interface is powerful, yet simple to get the information you want it. 2 Getting to Know Remote Desktop 2 Remote Desktop is the administrator application for customizing the appearance and preferences of Remote Desktop, Apple Remote Desktop's administrator application. Â "Remote Desktop Main Window" on page 30 Â "Task Dialogs" on page 31 Â "Control and Observe Window" on page 33...