User manual APPLE REMOTE DESKTOP 3.1 ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE

[. . . ] Apple Remote Desktop Administrator's Guide Version 3. 1 K Apple Computer, Inc. © 2006 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. The owner or authorized user of a valid copy of Apple Remote Desktop software may reproduce this publication for the purpose of learning to use such software. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted for commercial purposes, such as selling copies of this publication or for providing paid for support services. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. , registered in the U. S. [. . . ] For example, Copy Items saved templates are not available for use with Rename Computer tasks, etc. To create a task template: 1 Open a task configuration window. You can use existing saved tasks, or a newly created task. 3 Click the Template pop-up menu, and select Save as Template. To apply a task template: 1 Open a task configuration window. You can use existing saved tasks, or a newly created task. 2 Click the Template pop-up menu, and select the template you want. The settings in the template are now applied to the dialog window. 3 If desired, customize the task further. Chapter 8 Administering Client Computers 101 Editing a Saved Task You may want to change a previously saved task, changing whether what the task does or changing the target computers. To edit a saved task: 1 Double-click the saved task you want to edit. Alternatively, you could use Control-click or right-click and choose Edit Task from contextual menu. 2 In the task description window, change the task parameters. You can alter task preferences, and change the computer list. Remove computers by selecting them and pressing the Delete key; add computers by dragging them from a list to the task. After a task is completed, the task name, result, and time you last ran it are stored for review. The task feedback window gives a detailed account of the task, and reports success or failure for each participating client computer. To view the task feedback window: m Select the task in the History list. Installing Software Using Apple Remote Desktop There are several methods you can use to install software with Apple Remote Desktop. The following section describes how to install software using installer packages and metapackages, using the copy command in Remote Desktop, using installers made by other software companies, or using NetBoot or Network Install. WARNING: Distributing copyrighted software without the appropriate license agreement is a violation of copyright law. Installing by Package and Metapackage You can install new software automatically and without user intervention by copying installer packages (. pkg or . mpkg files) to one or more remote clients. Apple Remote Desktop copies the package to the computers you choose, runs the installer with no visible window or user interaction required, and then erases the installer files on completion. 102 Chapter 8 Administering Client Computers You can choose to initiate the installation of a package from the designated Task Server rather from a Remote Desktop task. This allows you to install packages on computers that may not be connected to the network (with a current status of "Offline") when you run the task. The Task Server monitors the network for the next time the offline client comes online again. [. . . ] mount volume (Unicode text): Volume name on server to mount. restarting (boolean): Should the machine be restarted after setting the startup volume share screen task n [inh. task > item]: Share a computers screen to the target computers. PROPERTIES source computer (computer): The computer (other than the admin) whose screen to share. [. . . ]