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Chapter 4 Organizing Client Computers into Computer Lists 63
Importing and Exporting Computer Lists
When setting up Apple Remote Desktop 3, you may not necessarily use the same
computer you used for the previous version of Apple Remote Desktop. Rather than
create new lists of client computers, you can transfer existing lists between computers,
with benets and limitations depending on the transfer circumstance. The following
sections will help you import or export your computer lists.
Transferring Computer Lists from Apple Remote Desktop 3 to a New
Administrator Computer
You may want to transfer your existing computer lists to the new administrator
computer running Apple Remote Desktop 3. Transferred lists retain their client
computers, as well as the original name of the list. You can only use these instructions
to move computer lists between administrator computers that run Apple Remote
Desktop 3. When you import or export a computer list, the user name and password
used for Apple Remote Desktop authentication aren’t exported. Once you import the
computer list, you still need to authenticate to the computers.
To transfer the computer lists:
1 In the Remote Desktop main window, select the list you want to move.
2 Choose File > Export List.
3 Select a name and a le location for the exported list.
The default le name is the list name. Changing the le name, however, doesn’t
change the list name.
4 Click Save.
A .plist le is created in the desired location.
The XML-formatted .plist le is a plain text le that can be inspected with Apple’s
Property List Editor or a text editor.
5 Copy the exported le to the desired administrator computer.
6 On the new administrator computer, launch Remote Desktop.
7 Choose File > Import List.
8 Select the exported list, and click Open.
The list now appears in the Remote Desktop main window.