Apple Remote Desktop - Manual (Page 63)

Chapter 3 Administering Computers 63
Copying Files
Apple Remote Desktop makes it easy to update items (other than the system software)
on one or more client computers.
Copying files works fastest with a smaller number of files. For example, ten files that are
10 KB each will generally take longer than one file that is 100 KB. Consider copying a
single file archive (like a .zip or .sit file) to remote computers for faster copying.
Remember that Mac OS X applications are bundles of many smaller files. Although the
application you want to copy looks like a single file in the Finder, it may contain dozens,
or even hundreds of smaller files.
Copied files are not encrypted. If you have sensitive data being transferred across an
unsecured network (like the Internet), it is recommended you use a Virtual Private
Network (VPN) to encrypt the network traffic. Alternatively, you could encrypt a file
archive before copying it. The encrypted archive itself could be intercepted, but it
would be unreadable.
If a client computer is asleep when you attempt to copy items, ARD will try to wake the
client. If it can’t wake the client and the copy does not proceed, you should use ARD to
wake the target computer, and then attempt the copy again.
Copying From Administrator to Client
Using Apple Remote Desktop, you can copy items to any number of client computers
simultaneously.