Getting Serial Numbers

Although there is no specific serial number report for Apple Remote Desktop, the serial number of any client is in the Computer section of the System Overview Report. In addition to using Apple Remote Desktop to retrieve a computer's serial number, you could use the command-line tool systemprofiler with Apple Remote Desktop's Send UNIX Command feature.

Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
Choose Report > System Overview.
Select Serial Number from the Computer section.
Select or deselect other items as desired.
To search using new data, check Rebuild Data For Report.
Click Get Report.
The newly generated report window appears.