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
38 Chapter 2 Setting Up
Understanding Access Types
There are several different ways to access Apple Remote Desktop clients. Some depend
on ARD settings, and others depend on other client settings, or third-party
administration tools. The following sections explain the various access types, their
configuration, and their uses.
ARD Administrator Access
Access privileges allow an Apple Remote Desktop administrator to add computers to a
list and then interact with them. If no access privileges are allowed on a client
computer, that computer cannot be used with ARD. Access privileges are defined in the
ARD section of the Sharing or Remote Desktop pane of the client computers’ System
Preferences.
The recommended access privileges for a client computer depend on how it’s used.
• If the computer is used in a public area, such as a computer lab, you may want to
allow administrators full access privileges.
• If the computer is used by one person, you may not want to give administrators full
access privileges. Also, you may want a user that administers his or her own
computer to take responsibility for creating passwords and setting the access
privileges for the computer.
Select To allow administrators to
<a user name> Select any other privileges. (If you select only this box, the
administrator can see the client computer in the Computer Status
window and include it in Network Test reports.)
Generate reports Create hardware and software reports using the Reports menu.
Open and quit applications Use these Manage menu commands: Open Application, Open
Item, and Log Out.
Change settings Use these Manage menu commands: Rename Computer and Set
Network Startup.
Delete and replace items Use these Manage menu commands: Copy Items, Install Package,
and Empty Trash. Also delete items from report windows.
This item must be enabled in order to use the Upgrade Client
feature.
Send text messages Use these Interact menu commands: Send Message and Chat.
Restart and shut down Use these Manage menu commands: Sleep, Wake Up, Restart, and
Shut Down.
This item must be enabled in order to use the Upgrade Client
Software feature.