Installation manual

For more information, see “Enabling Remote Management” on page 49 and “Apple
Remote Desktop Administrator Access” on page 66.
To set up the Task Server from the command-line:
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 Congure the Task Server to allow other administrators to use it as a Task Server by
entering this in Terminal:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.RemoteManagement
AdminConsoleAllowsRemoteControl -bool yes
4 Set the serial number for the Task Server by entering this in Terminal:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.RemoteDesktop
SerialNumberString "XARD-030-000-X-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X"
5 Use the Remote Desktop kickstart tool to set access privileges for other
administrators to connect to this Task Server and to enable remote management.
For more information, see “Using kickstart” on page 160.
Setting Up an Admin Console to Query the Task Server
After setting up a Task Server, you can use another computer to administer it.
You’ll need to install and congure a second licensed copy of Remote Desktop on
the administrator computer.
Although you’ll use an administrator computer to query the Task Server, you should
back up report data on the Task Server, not the administrator computer.
To set up an administrative computer:
1 Install Remote Desktop on the administrator computer, using the installation CD and
the second Unlimited Managed Systems license.
2 After the installer nishes, launch Remote Desktop and congure it using Setup Assistant.
During the setup process, Setup Assistant asks if you’re going to use another Â
computer as a Task Server. Indicate that you are going to use a dierent Task Server
by selecting “Use remote Task Server” and entering the fully qualied domain name
(or IP address) of the Task Server.
Later in the setup process, choose what report data to upload and set up a Â
preliminary automatic scheduled upload for clients.
3 Use Remote Desktop to verify that it nds the client computers, and then add them
to a list.
Select a scanner and scan the network range of your client computers. Add them
to a list. For information, see “Finding and Adding Clients to Apple Remote Desktop
Computer Lists” on page 53.
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