Understanding access types, Ard administrator access – Apple Remote Desktop User Manual

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Chapter 2

Setting Up

Understanding Access Types

There are several different ways to access Apple Remote Desktop clients. Some depend
on ARD settings, and others depend on other client settings, or third-party
administration tools. The following sections explain the various access types, their
configuration, and their uses.

ARD Administrator Access

Access privileges allow an Apple Remote Desktop administrator to add computers to a
list and then interact with them. If no access privileges are allowed on a client
computer, that computer cannot be used with ARD. Access privileges are defined in the
ARD section of the Sharing or Remote Desktop pane of the client computers’ System
Preferences.

The recommended access privileges for a client computer depend on how it’s used.

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If the computer is used in a public area, such as a computer lab, you may want to
allow administrators full access privileges.

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If the computer is used by one person, you may not want to give administrators full
access privileges. Also, you may want a user that administers his or her own
computer to take responsibility for creating passwords and setting the access
privileges for the computer.

Select

To allow administrators to

Select any other privileges. (If you select only this box, the
administrator can see the client computer in the Computer Status
window and include it in Network Test reports.)

Generate reports

Create hardware and software reports using the Reports menu.

Open and quit applications

Use these Manage menu commands: Open Application, Open
Item, and Log Out.

Change settings

Use these Manage menu commands: Rename Computer and Set
Network Startup.

Delete and replace items

Use these Manage menu commands: Copy Items, Install Package,
and Empty Trash. Also delete items from report windows.

This item must be enabled in order to use the Upgrade Client
feature.