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Chapter 9 Automating Tasks 163
The rewall should allow communication between the server and the client IP address
groups on TCP and UDP ports 3283. Also, if you open TCP port 5900, you can control
clients. TCP port 22 should be open if you’re using SSH encryption (used if you’re
connecting to clients with Remote Desktop 3.2.1 or earlier installed).
3 If you use a Network Address Translation (NAT) router, forward TCP and UDP ports
3283 and 5900 to the task server computer. Forward other unique port pairs to clients
located behind the NAT router.
For more information about setting up NATs, see “Setting Up the Network” on page 80.
4 Check for proper connectivity from a few of the clients.
Ping the server from the clients and make connections on the correct ports.
5 Check for proper connectivity from the server.
Scan the IP address range of the clients and get network ping results from a sampling
of them.
Setting Up the Task Server
After performing some preliminary planning, you’re ready to install Remote Desktop
on a computer that will act as the Task Server. This computer stores a database of
client system and le information.
To set up the Task Server:
1 Make sure you have two Unlimited Managed Systems licenses, one for the server
and one for the administrator computer.
2 Install Remote Desktop on the server.
3 After the installer nishes, launch Remote Desktop and congure it using
Setup Assistant.
When Setup Assistant asks if you’re going to use another computer as a Task Server,
make sure to leave the default, which indicates you’re not using a dierent Task Server.
4 When Setup Assistant nishes, congure this server’s Task Server.
Choose Remote Desktop > Preferences > Task Server, and then select “Use Task Server
on this computer” and “Allow remote connections to this server.”
5 Use Remote Desktop to verify that it nds the client computers.
Select a scanner and scan the network range of your client computers. You should
see all the client computers you expect. You don’t need to add the clients to the All
Computers list or keep Remote Desktop open on the server. This step simply veries
network availability.
6 Enable remote management and give Generate Reports access privileges to Task
Server administrators.