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Apple Remote Desktop User Manual

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Chapter 1

Using Apple Remote Desktop

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You can also specify where you want the database to reside—on the local
administrator computer, or on a server where the Apple Remote Desktop administrator
software is installed and always running, so data can be captured on an ongoing basis.

Using the collected data, Apple Remote Desktop generates reports tailored to your
specifications.

File Search Report

Use the File Search report to search client systems for specific files and folders and to
audit installed applications.

This report can help you find out how many copies of a particular application are in use
so you don’t violate license agreements.

Spotlight File Search

Use the Spotlight Search report to search Tiger and Leopard client systems for specific
files and folders. The information in the report is updated as files matching your search
change on the client systems.

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