Installation manual

WARNING: Custom installer packages that create user names contain sensitive
password data. Take care to store and transmit such custom installers securely.
To create the client installer:
1 Open Remote Desktop.
2 Choose File > Create Client Installer.
The Create Client Installer Setup Assistant appears.
3 Choose to create a custom installer and click Continue.
If you choose not to create a custom installer, you can create a basic installer that sets
no preferences on the client computer.
4 Click Continue to begin creating a custom installer.
5 Choose whether to start remote management at system startup.
This changes the setting found in the Sharing pane of System Preferences.
6 Choose whether to hide or show the Apple Remote Desktop menu bar icon.
7 Click Continue.
8 Choose whether to create a new user for Apple Remote Desktop login. Click Continue.
A new user account can be created to grant Apple Remote Desktop administrator
privileges. Creating a new user account doesn’t overwrite existing user accounts or
change existing user passwords.
If you choose not to create a new user account, skip to step 10 after clicking Continue.
9 Add a new user by clicking Add and lling in the appropriate information.
Click OK after adding each user, and click Continue when you’re ready to go on.
10 Choose whether to allow users with accounts in the directory to have Apple Remote
Desktop administrator access privileges.
If you choose to do so, select “Enable directory-based administration.”
For more information about using this method to grant Apple Remote Desktop
administrator access, see “Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access Using Directory
Services” on page 70.
11 Choose whether to assign Apple Remote Desktop administrator access privileges to
specic users. Click Continue.
If you choose not to assign administrator access privileges, skip to step 14.
12 Click Add or select an existing user and click Edit to designate a user to receive Apple
Remote Desktop access privileges.
13 Provide the user’s short name and set the privileges as desired.
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