Installation manual
Your network may be sensitive to sudden increases in network activity at
unexpected intervals, as designated copy recipients rejoin the network at
dierent times.
For information about setting up and using a Task Server, see “Working with the Task
Server” on page 162.
To install software on oine clients
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
Any or all may be oine.
3 Choose Manage > Install Packages.
4 Select a .pkg or .mpkg le to install.
Alternatively, you can drag an installer package into the Packages list.
5 Choose whether to run the task from the Task Server designated by Remote Desktop
preferences.
6 Select other installation parameters, as desired.
For information about the available options, see “Copy Options” on page 11 5 and
“Installing Using the Install Packages Command” on page 109.
7 Click Install.
Installing by Using the Copy Items Command
Many applications can be installed simply by copying the application or its folder to
the client computer. Consult the application’s documentation to verify that you can
simply copy the application to the hard disk to install it.
To install software by copying:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3 Choose Manage > Copy Items.
4 Add software to the “Items to copy” list.
For more information, see “Copying Files” on page 11 5 .
Repeat this step until all the software you want to copy is in the list.
5 Select a destination.
There are several preset locations available in the “Place items in” pop-up menu,
including the Applications folder. If you don’t see the location you want, you can
specify a full pathname.
6 Select your copy options.
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