Apple Remote Desktop Help
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

# Index

### A

  aborting a task
    Stopping a Currently Running Task
  access
    Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access Using Directory Services
    Changing Client Administrator Privileges
    Setting Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access Authorization and Privileges Using Local Accounts in Mac OS X v10.4
    Setting Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access Authorization and Privileges Using Local Accounts in Mac OS X v10.5
  Access Privileges
    Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access
  adding Dock items
    Adding Items to the Dock
  administrator announce
    Sending One-Way Messages
  Apple keyboard keys
    Controlling Apple Remote Desktop Clients
  Apple Remote Desktop menu icon
    Canceling an Attention Request
    Requesting Administrator Attention
  application use report
    Generating an Application Usage Report
  asset tracking
    Generating a Software Difference Report
    Generating a Software Version Report
    Generating an Application Usage Report
    Getting Expansion Card Information
    Getting FireWire Device Information
    Getting Memory Information
    Getting USB Device Information

### B

  basic file copy
    Copying from Administrator to Clients
  Bonjour
    Finding Clients by Using Bonjour

### C

  chat
    Interactive Chat
    Sending Messages
  cleaning up hard disks
    Emptying the Trash
  client data upload policy
    Setting the Client's Data Reporting Policy
  clipboard sharing
    Sharing Clipboards for Copy and Paste
  computer audio volume
    Setting Computer Audio Volume
  computer list
    Creating a Smart Computer List
    Creating an Apple Remote Desktop Computer List
    Deleting Apple Remote Desktop Lists
  computer lists
    About Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists
    Finding and Adding Clients to Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists
  computer sharing names
    Renaming Computers
  Control/Observe preferences
    Setting Preferences for the Remote Desktop Administrator Application
  controlling a client
    Controlling Apple Remote Desktop Clients
  control window
    Control Window Options
    Sharing Clipboards for Copy and Paste
  Copy and Open
    Copy Options
  copying items
    Copy Options
    Copying Files
  copying to relative locations
    Copy Options
  Copy Items options
    Copy Options
  CPU serial number, accessing
    Getting Serial Numbers
  Create Custom Installer
    Creating a Custom Client Installer
    Method -Manual Installation
  curtain mode
    Disabling a Computer Screen
    Hiding a User's Screen While Controlling
  customizing reports
    Changing Report Layout

### D

  Dashboard observe
    Observing a Computer in Dashboard
  deleting files
    Emptying the Trash
  demonstration mode
    Sharing a Screen with Client Computers
  designated data collector
    Using a Task Server for Report Data Collection
  directory services
    Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access Using Directory Services
  drag and drop
    Copying Using Drag and Drop
    Installing by Using the Copy Items Command

### E

  enabling SSH on clients
    Changing Sharing Preferences for Remote Login
  encryption
    Encrypting Network Data During Copy Items and Install Packages Tasks
    Encrypting Observe and Control Network Data
    Remote Desktop Authentication and Data Transport Encryption
  Ethernet address tracking
    Getting Network Interface Information

### F

  file mirroring
    Restoring Items from a Master Copy
  file system maintenance
    Repairing File Permissions
  finding free disk space
    Getting Storage Information
  firewall settings
    Finding and Adding Clients to Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists
  full screen display
    Switching Control Session Between Full Screen and In a Window

### G

  General preferences
    Setting Preferences for the Remote Desktop Administrator Application
  group-based authorization
    Enabling Directory Services Group Authorization
  guest access
    Apple Remote Desktop Guest Access

### H

  hard disk maintenance
    Repairing File Permissions
  Help Desk Mode
    See sharing control
  human interface
    Customizing the Remote Desktop Toolbar

### I

  installation, Remote Desktop
    Installing the Remote Desktop Administrator Software
  installation, upgrading
    Upgrading To Apple Remote Desktop 3
  Install Packages options
    Copy Options

### K

  keyboard shortcut exceptions
    Controlling Apple Remote Desktop Clients
  kickstart tool
    Built-in Command-Line Tools
    Using kickstart

### L

  launching remote applications
    Opening Applications
  lights-out management
    Restarting a Computer
    Shutting Down a Computer
    Starting Up a Computer
  limiting access privileges
    Apple Remote Desktop Nonadministrator Access
  logging in remote users
    Logging In a User at the Login Window
  logging out users
    Logging Out the Current User

### M

  mcx_setting attribute
    Creating Administrator Access Groups
  metadata search
    Using Spotlight to Find Items
  mirroring a folder
    Restoring Items from a Master Copy
  moving computer lists
    Transferring Computer Lists from Apple Remote Desktop 3 to a New Administrator Computer
    Transferring Old v1.2 Computer Lists to a New Administrator Computer
  multi-observe
    Observing Multiple Computers
    Observing
  muting a computer
    Setting Computer Audio Volume

### N

  NetBoot
    Setting the Startup Disk
  Network Install
    Setting the Startup Disk
  network interface audit
    Getting Network Interface Information
  networksetup tool
    Built-in Command-Line Tools
  Network Time Protocol (NTP) server
    Synchronizing Computer Time
  notification script
    Enabling a Task Notification Script

### O

  observation settings
    Changing Observe Settings While Observing
    Changing Screen Titles While Observing
  Observe Widget
    Observing a Computer in Dashboard
  offline installation
    Installing Software on Offline Computers
  Open Directory
    Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access Using Directory Services
    Creating Administrator Access Groups

### P

  package installation
    Installing by Package and Metapackage
    Upgrading Software
  preferences
    Setting Preferences for the Remote Desktop Administrator Application
  preference standardization
    Setting Printer Preferences
  printer setup
    Setting Printer Preferences
  Property List Editor tool
    Creating Administrator Access Groups
  putting wired clients to sleep
    Putting a Computer to Sleep

### Q

  quitting applications
    Deleting Items
    Quitting Applications Without Logging Out the User
  Remote
    Method -Remote Upgrade Installation
  removing client software
    Disabling the Client Software
    Uninstalling the Client Software from Client Computers
  removing files
    Deleting Items
  removing Remote Desktop
    Uninstalling the Administrator Software
  renaming
    Copy Options
    Renaming Computers
  repairing UNIX permissions
    Repairing File Permissions
  replacing copied items
    Copy Options
  report
    Generating a File Search Report
    Generating a Software Difference Report
    Generating a Software Version Report
    Generating a User History Report
    Generating an Application Usage Report
    Getting an Administration Settings Report
    Using Automatic Data Reporting
  reporting policy template
    Creating a Template Data Reporting Policy
  restarting client computers
    Restarting a Computer
  reusing tasks
    Creating and Using Task Templates
    Saving a Task for Later Use

### S

  saving reporting policy preferences
    Creating a Template Data Reporting Policy
  saving reports
    Exporting Report Information
  saving settings
    Saving a Task for Later Use
  saving tasks
    Creating and Using Task Templates
    Saving a Task for Later Use
  scan
    Finding Clients by File Import
    Finding Clients by Searching a Network Range
    Finding Clients by Searching the Local Network
    Finding Clients by Using Bonjour
  scanner display
    Finding and Adding Clients to Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists
  scanners
    Finding and Adding Clients to Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists
  screen pushing
    Sharing a Screen with Client Computers
  screen sharing console
    Monitoring a Screen Sharing Tasks
  scripting Remote Desktop
    Sample AppleScript
    Using AppleScript with Remote Desktop
    Using Automator with Remote Desktop
  Secure Screen Blanking
    See curtain mode
  security
    Setting Preferences for the Remote Desktop Administrator Application
  sending scripts via UNIX command
    Executing AppleScripts with Remote Desktop
    Executing Scripts Using Send UNIX Command
  serial number
    Installing the Remote Desktop Administrator Software
  setting boot disk
    Setting the Startup Disk
  setting encryption defaults
    Encrypting Observe and Control Network Data
  setting Energy Saver preferences
    Changing Energy Saver Preferences
  setting wake-on-LAN
    Changing Energy Saver Preferences
  sharing control
    Sharing Control with a User
  Sharing Preference
    Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access
  sharing screens
    Sharing a Screen with Client Computers
  software installation
    Installing Software Using Apple Remote Desktop
  software version report
    Upgrading Software
  Spotlight search
    Using Spotlight to Find Items
  SSH access description
    Command-Line SSH Access
  starting client computers
    Starting Up a Computer
  systemsetup tool
    Built-in Command-Line Tools
    Changing Energy Saver Preferences
    Changing Sharing Preferences for Remote Login
    Using systemsetup

### T

  task history
    Keeping Track of Task Progress and History
  task progress
    Getting Active Task Status
    Keeping Track of Task Progress and History
    Using the Task Feedback Display
  task results
    Getting Completed Task History
  task schedules
    Setting Scheduled Tasks
  Task Server
    Installing Software on Offline Computers
    Preliminary Planning for Using the Task Server
    Setting Preferences for the Remote Desktop Administrator Application
    Setting Up an Admin Console to Query the Task Server
    Setting Up Clients to Interface with the Task Server
    Setting Up the Task Server
    Using a Task Server for Report Data Collection
    Working with the Task Server
  task status
    Getting Active Task Status
    Using the Task Feedback Display
  task templates
    Creating and Using Task Templates
    Send UNIX Command Templates
  templates
    Send UNIX Command Templates
  temporary access
    Apple Remote Desktop Guest Access
  testing network performance
    Evaluating the Network Test Report
    Testing Network Responsiveness
  text announce
    Sending One-Way Messages
  text chat
    Interactive Chat
    Sending Messages
  third-party installers
    Using Installers from Other Companies
  Tiger-only features
    Using Spotlight to Find Items
  tips
    Shortcuts in the Multiple Screen Observe Window
    Using Report Windows to Work with Computers
  tracking
    See asset tracking
  trashing files
    Deleting Items
    Emptying the Trash

### U

  uninstalling client software
    Disabling the Client Software
    Uninstalling the Client Software from Client Computers
  uninstalling Remote Desktop
    Uninstalling the Administrator Software
  unique computer names
    Renaming Computers
  UNIX command templates
    Send UNIX Command Templates
  updating software
    Generating a Software Version Report
  upgrading
    Upgrading the Client Software
    Upgrading the Remote Desktop Administrator Software
  user history report
    Generating a User History Report
  user login report
    Generating a User History Report
  user mode
    Apple Remote Desktop Nonadministrator Access
  user requests, viewing
    Viewing Attention Requests
  using a time server
    Synchronizing Computer Time

### V

  VNC
    Configuring an Apple Remote Desktop Client to be Controlled by a VNC Viewer
    Controlling VNC Servers
    Setting up a Non-Mac OS X VNC Server
    Virtual Network Computing Access

### W

  wakeonlan packet
    Waking Up a Computer
  waking wired clients
    Waking Up a Computer
  Workgroup Manager
    Adding Items to the Dock

### X

  XML
    Creating Administrator Access Groups