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... the Open Group. 019-1041/2007-09-12 Apple Remote Desktop, Finder, and Safari are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. K Apple Inc. © 2007 Apple Inc. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S. The owner or authorized user of a valid copy of Apple Remote Desktop software may reproduce this publication or for providing paid...
... the Open Group. 019-1041/2007-09-12 Apple Remote Desktop, Finder, and Safari are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. K Apple Inc. © 2007 Apple Inc. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S. The owner or authorized user of a valid copy of Apple Remote Desktop software may reproduce this publication or for providing paid...
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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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... by Network Address 57 Finding Clients by File Import 57 Making a New Scanner 58 Making and Managing Lists 58 About Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists 59 Creating an Apple Remote Desktop Computer List 59 Deleting Apple Remote Desktop Lists 59 Creating a Smart Computer List 60 Editing a Smart Computer List 60 Creating a List of Computers of from Existing Computer Lists 61 Importing...
... by Network Address 57 Finding Clients by File Import 57 Making a New Scanner 58 Making and Managing Lists 58 About Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists 59 Creating an Apple Remote Desktop Computer List 59 Deleting Apple Remote Desktop Lists 59 Creating a Smart Computer List 60 Editing a Smart Computer List 60 Creating a List of Computers of from Existing Computer Lists 61 Importing...
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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 Administration Settings ...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 Titles While Observing 96 Viewing a User's Account Picture While Observing 97 Viewing a Computer's System Status While at...
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 Administration Settings ...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 Titles While Observing 96 Viewing a User's Account Picture While Observing 97 Viewing a Computer's System Status While at...
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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 ... Completed Task History 108 Saving a Task for Later Use 109 Creating and Using Task Templates 110 Editing a Saved Task 110 Installing Software Using Apple Remote Desktop 110 Installing by Package and Metapackage 112 Installing Software on Offline Computers 113 Installing by Using the ...
... 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 ... Completed Task History 108 Saving a Task for Later Use 109 Creating and Using Task Templates 110 Editing a Saved Task 110 Installing Software Using Apple Remote Desktop 110 Installing by Package and Metapackage 112 Installing Software on Offline Computers 113 Installing by Using the ...
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... Systems 138 Deleting Items 139 Emptying the Trash 139 Setting the Startup Disk 140 Renaming Computers 140 Synchronizing Computer Time 141 Setting Computer Audio Volume 142 Repairing File 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...
... Systems 138 Deleting Items 139 Emptying the Trash 139 Setting the Startup Disk 140 Renaming Computers 140 Synchronizing Computer Time 141 Setting Computer Audio Volume 142 Repairing File 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...
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170 Setting Scheduled Tasks 171 Editing Scheduled Tasks 171 Deleting Scheduled 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 Icons 179 System Status Icons (Basic...
170 Setting Scheduled Tasks 171 Editing Scheduled Tasks 171 Deleting Scheduled 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 Icons 179 System Status Icons (Basic...
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... Mac on -one learning initiatives. In computer administration environments, it's the ideal solution for all your client systems. IT administrators use , powerful, open standards-based, desktop management software for managing remote systems, reducing administration costs, and increasing productivity. Apple Remote Desktop can also be used by sending text messages, observing and controlling users' screens, and sharing their screens with...
... Mac on -one learning initiatives. In computer administration environments, it's the ideal solution for all your client systems. IT administrators use , powerful, open standards-based, desktop management software for managing remote systems, reducing administration costs, and increasing productivity. Apple Remote Desktop can also be used by sending text messages, observing and controlling users' screens, and sharing their screens with...
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... the web as search for specific terms, features, or tasks. The most up-to accomplish a task when this : Choose Edit > Clear. Using This Guide The Apple Remote Desktop Administrator's Guide contains chapters to help you choose from that menu. 10 Preface About This Book This guide is the name of this guide, and ...
... the web as search for specific terms, features, or tasks. The most up-to accomplish a task when this : Choose Edit > Clear. Using This Guide The Apple Remote Desktop Administrator's Guide contains chapters to help you choose from that menu. 10 Preface About This Book This guide is the name of this guide, and ...
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... $ doit To use the doit command to Apple Remote Desktop, try these resources. Where to Find More Information About Apple Remote Desktop For additional information related to get things done. You'll find the most recent edition of the Apple Remote Desktop Administrator's Guide at the command prompt in a... the dollar sign at : Â the Apple Server Division Documentation page www.apple.com/server/documentation/ Â the Remote Desktop section of Apple.com, and www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Â the Help Menu in the Apple Remote Desktop Read Me file and on your configuration or settings...
... $ doit To use the doit command to Apple Remote Desktop, try these resources. Where to Find More Information About Apple Remote Desktop For additional information related to get things done. You'll find the most recent edition of the Apple Remote Desktop Administrator's Guide at the command prompt in a... the dollar sign at : Â the Apple Server Division Documentation page www.apple.com/server/documentation/ Â the Remote Desktop section of Apple.com, and www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Â the Help Menu in the Apple Remote Desktop Read Me file and on your configuration or settings...
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.../support/remotedesktop/ To provide feedback about Apple Remote Desktop, visit the feedback page: www.apple.com/feedback/remotedesktop.html For details about how to join the Apple Remote Desktop Mailing list, visit: lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/remote-desktop/ To share information and learn from others in online discussions, visit the Apple Remote Desktop Discussions Forum: discussions.info.apple.com/appleremotedesktop/ For more information...
.../support/remotedesktop/ To provide feedback about Apple Remote Desktop, visit the feedback page: www.apple.com/feedback/remotedesktop.html For details about how to join the Apple Remote Desktop Mailing list, visit: lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/remote-desktop/ To share information and learn from others in online discussions, visit the Apple Remote Desktop Discussions Forum: discussions.info.apple.com/appleremotedesktop/ For more information...
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...describes the main aspects of client computer software and hardware. Â Use Apple Remote Desktop's remote administration capabilities to perform housekeeping tasks for using them up to date by using Apple Remote Desktop to deploy software and related files to client computers. Â Create reports... that inventory the characteristics of Apple Remote Desktop's administration and user interaction capabilities and tells you where to...
...describes the main aspects of client computer software and hardware. Â Use Apple Remote Desktop's remote administration capabilities to perform housekeeping tasks for using them up to date by using Apple Remote Desktop to deploy software and related files to client computers. Â Create reports... that inventory the characteristics of Apple Remote Desktop's administration and user interaction capabilities and tells you where to...
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... use (marketing, engineering, computing), and so forth. Once you've set up computer lists is a group of flexibility for multicomputer management. For example, you a lot of computers that you define Apple Remote Desktop computer lists. A computer can belong to more than one list, giving you may want to a group of computers from files. Computer...
... use (marketing, engineering, computing), and so forth. Once you've set up computer lists is a group of flexibility for multicomputer management. For example, you a lot of computers that you define Apple Remote Desktop computer lists. A computer can belong to more than one list, giving you may want to a group of computers from files. Computer...
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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. 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
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...at 5:00 p.m. You can also distribute and install software, including the Mac OS X operating system, by cloning a system that require computers to be using Apple Remote Desktop to start the installation. You can distribute and automatically install packages in .pkg and .mpkg ...use the Network Image Utility to install an operating system update. 16 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop On the Apple Remote Desktop administrator computer, set up, or by using an installation disc or an image downloaded using Apple Software Update. Distributing Installer Packages You can create...
...at 5:00 p.m. You can also distribute and install software, including the Mac OS X operating system, by cloning a system that require computers to be using Apple Remote Desktop to start the installation. You can distribute and automatically install packages in .pkg and .mpkg ...use the Network Image Utility to install an operating system update. 16 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop On the Apple Remote Desktop administrator computer, set up, or by using an installation disc or an image downloaded using Apple Software Update. Distributing Installer Packages You can create...
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It is a NetBoot image. Distributing Preference Files Managed computers often require a standard set the startup disks of client systems to point to the NetBoot image, and then restart the systems remotely using Apple Remote Desktop. As with Apple Remote Desktop installed and configured. With just a few clicks you can ...or refreshed work environments, or when you want to start a new experiment or use Apple Remote Desktop to set of preferences for processing. Using NetBoot Images Another kind of system image you can create using Mac OS X Server is recommended that you use a ...
It is a NetBoot image. Distributing Preference Files Managed computers often require a standard set the startup disks of client systems to point to the NetBoot image, and then restart the systems remotely using Apple Remote Desktop. As with Apple Remote Desktop installed and configured. With just a few clicks you can ...or refreshed work environments, or when you want to start a new experiment or use Apple Remote Desktop to set of preferences for processing. Using NetBoot Images Another kind of system image you can create using Mac OS X Server is recommended that you use a ...
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... before generating a report if you want to capture, and the computers you need up-to verify that all files for use Apple Remote Desktop's remote control capabilities. You specify how often you want to capture data, the data you want to profile. Verifying Installations To check ... installation has been completed successfully, use on the data. Or you can start an application remotely, or search for example, to one or more client computers. Taking Inventory Apple Remote Desktop lets you can schedule data to be collected by copying them to distribute application updates. For...
... before generating a report if you want to capture, and the computers you need up-to verify that all files for use Apple Remote Desktop's remote control capabilities. You specify how often you want to capture data, the data you want to profile. Verifying Installations To check ... installation has been completed successfully, use on the data. Or you can start an application remotely, or search for example, to one or more client computers. Taking Inventory Apple Remote Desktop lets you can schedule data to be collected by copying them to distribute application updates. For...
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...running, so data can help you want the database to reside-on the local administrator computer, or on a server where the Apple Remote Desktop administrator software is updated as files matching your specifications. Administrator computer Mac OS X Server SQL tools ARD SQL database ARD SQL... basis. The information in use so you don't violate license agreements. This report can be captured on the client systems. Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 19 File Search Report Use the File Search report to audit installed applications. Spotlight File Search Use the Spotlight Search ...
...running, so data can help you want the database to reside-on the local administrator computer, or on a server where the Apple Remote Desktop administrator software is updated as files matching your specifications. Administrator computer Mac OS X Server SQL tools ARD SQL database ARD SQL... basis. The information in use so you don't violate license agreements. This report can be captured on the client systems. Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 19 File Search Report Use the File Search report to audit installed applications. Spotlight File Search Use the Spotlight Search ...
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... speed, and how much free space is left on a particular disk. 20 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop Software Version Report Use the Software Version report to make sure that all users have the latest application versions appropriate for their systems. Software Difference Report Use the Software Difference report to determine, for this report, you...
... speed, and how much free space is left on a particular disk. 20 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop Software Version Report Use the Software Version report to make sure that all users have the latest application versions appropriate for their systems. Software Difference Report Use the Software Difference report to determine, for this report, you...
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...logged in to a client, how they logged in the Sharing pane of System Preferences on individual client computers. Use this information can also use your client computers. Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 21 User History Report Use the User History report to show you measure...particular client computers from the database into a file so you can import it for network communication problems that could affect Apple Remote Desktop. Administration Settings Report Use the Administration Settings report to determine which applications have a bad connection to the computers. Generating ...
...logged in to a client, how they logged in the Sharing pane of System Preferences on individual client computers. Use this information can also use your client computers. Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop 21 User History Report Use the User History report to show you measure...particular client computers from the database into a file so you can import it for network communication problems that could affect Apple Remote Desktop. Administration Settings Report Use the Administration Settings report to determine which applications have a bad connection to the computers. Generating ...