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In the Security pane, you can set:
Whether to allow control of the computer while Remote Desktop is active Â
The default encryption preference for Copy Items and Install Packages tasks Â
The default encryption preference for control and observe sessions Â
Which features of Remote Desktop are available to nonadministrator users Â
See “Apple Remote Desktop Nonadministrator Access” on page 74.
A new Remote Desktop application password Â
Interface Tips and Shortcuts
There are a number of features of the Remote Desktop interface which make it
particularly exible and powerful. The following lists a few built-in shortcuts to features
which can make using Remote Desktop more productive.
Computers can be selected from any window
Any computer in any window—report windows, task windows, computer lists,
observe windows—can be a target for some task. For example, if you’re observing 10
computer screens and need to send a text message to one, select the screen with
a single click and then choose Interact > Send Message. Likewise, if you get a software
report on 50 computers and notice that one of the computers is missing some vital
piece of software, you can drop that software onto the selected computer within the
report window.
Treating all windows as possible computer selection lists for tasks may save you lots
of time switching between the Remote Desktop window and other windows as you
accomplish your work.
Drag and drop works on conguration and interaction dialogs
If a conguration or interaction dialog has a list of computers, you can drag computers
onto the list to add computers. Dragging and dropping also works for les or other
items. For example, the Copy Items dialog accepts dragged les to copy, without
having to browse the le system for them. Save yourself time and eort by dragging
available items to dialogs rather than browsing for them.
Making lists from reports or other lists
You may need to make a list based on the outcome of some report, but you don’t
know which computers will need to be included. After getting a report and sorting
on the desired column, you can select the computers and make a new list from the
selection. If you double-click the list icon, you open another window containing the
computers in the list. This is useful for comparing lists, or for using the new window as
a source from which to drag computers to other lists.
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