Apple Remote Desktop 3 is the best way to manage the Mac computers on your network. Distribute software, provide real-time online help to end...
Apple Remote Desktop 3 is the best way to manage the Mac computers on your network. Distribute software, provide real-time online help to end users, create detailed software and hardware reports, and automate routine management tasks all from your own Mac.Software Distribution-Easily install one or more Apple-format packages on your computers.-Configure a Task Server to assist with package installations on offline computers. -Enjoy up to 11x faster copy performance compared with earlier versions of Apple Remote Desktop.-Choose whether to encrypt network data when copying packages and files.-Specify how much network bandwidth should be consumed by copy operations.Asset Management and Reporting-Perform lightning-fast searches on networks of Mac computers with Remote Spotlight search.-Gather more than 200 hardware attributes about networked Mac OS X systems.-See reports on user logins and application use.- Use a Task Server to assemble inventory reports even from mobile systems not connected to the network.Remote Administration-Perform over a dozen commands securely on remote Mac OS X systems.- Choose from tasks including screen locking, sleep, wake, restart, and shutdown of Mac OS X systems.-Execute UNIX shell scripts or commands on your client systems.- Set the startup disk of your remote computers to start from a NetBoot or NetInstall image.Remote Assistance-Observe and control your Mac computers.-Transfer files between Mac computers using Remote Drag and Drop.- Copy and paste information between any two computers.-View System Status Indicators for color-coded details on available disk space, memory, and CPU utilization.-Prevent end users from viewing the screen while you control their systems with Curtain Mode.- Control Virtual Network Computing (VNC)-enabled computers including Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems.Automation-Automate routine management tasks using Automator in Mac OS X.-Get started immediately with over 40 actions.-Chain actions together to create powerful system administration workflows.-Combine actions with other application actions to create end-to-end solutions.-Save workflows as plug-ins to provide simple, customized interfaces to Apple Remote Desktop features.