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# Installing the Remote Desktop Administrator Software

To set up Apple Remote Desktop on administrator computers, you install the software on the computer you plan to use to administer remote computers. Then, you open the application setup assistant, and add to the main list of computers.

1. Insert the Apple Remote Desktop installation disc.
2. Double-click the Remote Desktop installer package and follow the onscreen instructions.

   The Remote Desktop application will be installed in the Applications folder.

3. Launch Remote Desktop (in the Applications folder).

   The Remote Desktop Setup Assistant appears.

4. Enter the serial number.

   The serial number can be found on the Apple Remote Desktop Welcome document that came with your software.

   Optionally, enter a registration name and organization.

5. Click Continue.
6. Enter a Remote Desktop application password and verify it.

   The Remote Desktop application password is used to encrypt names and passwords of client computers for Apple Remote Desktop. You can store this password in your keychain for convenience, or you can require that the password be entered each time you open Remote Desktop.

7. If you have another unlimited-licensed copy of Apple Remote Desktop acting as a Task Server (a dedicated computer running Remote Desktop for report data collection and delegated install tasks), enter the server address and click Continue.
8. Set the default data collection scope and time for newly administered computers.

   These settings will be stored as the default upload schedule, which can be applied to computers when you add them for administration. For more detailed information, see Setting the Client's Data Reporting Policy.

9. Click Done.

   The main application window appears.

10. Configure some client computers for administration, find them in a scanner, and add them to a computer list. See:

    Setting Up an Apple Remote Desktop Client Computer for the First Time

    Finding and Adding Clients to Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists