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Apple Remote Desktop helps you keep Macintosh computers
and the software running on them up to date and trouble
free. And it lets you interact directly with Macintosh users to
provide instructional and troubleshooting support.
This chapter describes the main aspects of Apple Remote Desktop administration
and user interaction capabilities, and tells you where to nd complete instructions
for using them.
Administering Computers
Apple Remote Desktop lets you perform a wide range of client hardware and software
administrative activities remotely, from an administrator computer (a computer on
which administrator software resides):
Keep users’ software up to date by using Apple Remote Desktop to  deploy
software and related les to client computers.
Create reports that  inventory the characteristics of client computer software
and hardware.
Use Apple Remote Desktop remote administration capabilities to perform Â
housekeeping tasks for client computers.
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Using Apple Remote Desktop