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    Apple Remote Desktop User Guide

    • Welcome
      • Manage computers
      • Interact with users
      • Deploy files
      • Take inventory
      • Configure preferences
      • Customize the toolbar
      • Tips and shortcuts
        • Basic network guidelines
        • Wireless network guidelines
        • NAT router guidelines
        • TCP and UDP port reference
      • Install and set up Remote Desktop
      • Enable remote management
      • Add clients
      • Save a client computer search
      • Manage computer lists
      • Enable directory services group authorization
      • Uninstall administrator software
      • About access privileges
      • Set access privileges
      • Virtual Network Computing access and control
      • Encrypt network data
      • About Remote Desktop user mode
      • Control or observe one client computer
      • Observe multiple client computers
      • Use High Performance screen sharing
      • Shortcuts in the multiple-client observe window
      • Choose how to control and observe
      • Share screens with client computers
      • Send messages
      • Set up a computer running VNC software
      • View a VNC server’s additional displays
      • View a computer’s system status while observing
      • View a user’s account picture while observing
      • Switch between full screen and in-window control
        • Main window
        • Report window
        • Task window
        • Control/observe window
        • Multi-client observe window
        • Customize the columns for computer lists or scanners
        • Client status icons
        • Task status icons
        • List icons
        • Connection status
        • Basic system status
        • Detailed system status
        • Client status indicators
      • Administer computers
      • Copy files
      • Copy options
      • Install files
      • Upgrade software
      • Manage files and apps
      • Set preferences on client computers
      • Sleep, shut down, log out, or restart a computer
      • Lock or unlock a screen
      • Edit client attributes
      • Execute commands remotely
      • Send UNIX command templates
      • About networksetup
      • About systemsetup
      • About tasks