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This chapter describes the main aspects of setting up
your network for use with Apple Remote Desktop system
administration, as well as best-practice tips for your network.
It also contains information about Apple Remote Desktop
security features and instructions for enabling them.
You can learn about:
“ Â Setting Up the Network” on page 80
“ Â Using Apple Remote Desktop with Computers in an AirPort Wireless Network”
on page 82
“ Â Getting the Best Performance” on page 83
“ Â Maintaining Security” on page 83
Setting Up the Network
Your network conguration determines Apple Remote Desktop performance and
usability. AirPort and AirPort Extreme networks oer slower performance than almost
any Ethernet network. Therefore, le copying, client monitoring, and reporting are
slower over AirPort and AirPort Extreme connections. Network routers and rewalls
also shape, direct, or block network trac; these things can have an eect on Apple
Remote Desktop reliability and eciency. Here are guidelines for setting up Apple
Remote Desktop on your network:
The more AirPort clients connected to a base station, the lower the bandwidth for Â
each computer. AirPort Base Stations aren’t considered “switched networks.”
Local hostname (name using Apple’s Bonjour technology, that looks like: Â name.local)
browsing doesn’t extend beyond the local subnet. Local hostnames don’t resolve
across routers like domain names do. However, if you have a wide-area Bonjour
server, Remote Desktop can resolve computer addresses registered with the server.
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Setting Up the Network and
Maintaining Security