Installation manual
Apple Remote Desktop Guest Access
You can congure an Apple Remote Desktop client to give temporary, one-time access
to an Apple Remote Desktop administrator who doesn’t have a user name or password
for the client computer. Each time the Apple Remote Desktop administrator would like
to control the client computer, he or she must request permission from the remote
client’s user.
WARNING: Granting access to control a screen is the most powerful feature in Apple
Remote Desktop, and can be equivalent to unrestricted access.
To allow guest access:
1 On the client computer, open System Preferences and click Sharing.
If prompted, enter the user name and password of a user with administrator privileges
on that computer.
2 Select Remote Management in the Sharing pane.
3 Click Computer Settings.
4 Select “Anyone may request permission to control screen.”
5 Click OK.
Apple Remote Desktop Nonadministrator Access
Remote Desktop can operate in what is referred to as “user mode.” User mode is
activated when a nonadministrator user opens Remote Desktop to administer
Apple Remote Desktop client computers. The administrator of the computer with
Remote Desktop installed can choose which features and tasks are available to
nonadministrator users.
Changing Remote Desktop admin settings is no substitute for enabling proper access
privileges in the Sharing pane of System Preferences on the client computer. For more
information, see “Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access” on page 66.
74 Chapter 5 Understanding and Controlling Access Privileges