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1.2 Centralized Client Settings Management

Although system preferences on Mac OS X client systems can be set individually by

an administrator, these settings should be centrally managed by Mac OS X Server

whenever possible. Centralizing client system preferences enhances security by

enforcing the most secure settings on all systems. For example, users of managed

client systems can be prevented from using recordable media, restricted to using

only certain printers, and even denied access to making any changes using the

System Preferences program. Lists of client systems can be created to tailor the

settings for particular groups of systems as required.

1.3 Network Services

Mac OS X Server includes software to provide network services including:

• E-mail

• Web

• Print

• DNS

• Firewall

• VPN

Mac OS X Servers can also be used as Application servers. In general, the services

included with Mac OS X Server are based on recent releases of open-source projects

and provide the most recent security enhancements available. With proper

configuration, these services allow a network to attain a very high security stature.