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Contents
Power Save Mac Overview ....................................................................................................................... 7
About Power Save Mac ................................................................................................................................. 7
About the Power Save Report Generator ................................................................................................... 7
About Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) ........................................................................................................ 7
Command Line Control Capability ............................................................................................................ 7
System Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 7
Installing Power Save Mac ....................................................................................................................... 8
Installing Using a Customized Power Save Mac Installer ........................................................................ 8
Installing Using the Basic Power Save Mac Installer ................................................................................ 8
Licensing ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Installing via Apple Remote Desktop ......................................................................................................... 8
Installing Over Previous Versions ............................................................................................................... 8
Uninstalling Power Save Mac................................................................................................................... 8
Using the Power Save Mac Preference Pane ............................................................................................. 9
Creating a User .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Editing User Properties .............................................................................................................................. 10
Enabling or Disabling Power Save ............................................................................................................ 10
Inactivity Tab ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Inactivity Defnitions Tab .......................................................................................................................... 11
Schedule Tab ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Creating or Modifying a Scheduled Action ........................................................................................ 12
Deleting a Scheduled Action ................................................................................................................. 13
Shutdown Options Tab ............................................................................................................................... 13
Reports Tab .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Deep Freeze Tab .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Appendix I: Power Save Mac Assistant & Customizing the Installer ....................................................... 17
Appendix II: Apple Remote Desktop Integration Tasks ......................................................................... 21
Adding Targeted Computers to the Task List .......................................................................................... 27
ARD Sample Output ................................................................................................................................... 28
Sample Command Line Script .................................................................................................................. 28
Appendix III: Power Save Report Generator .......................................................................................... 29
Confguring Power Save Report Generator ............................................................................................. 29
Confguring Report Generator on Workstations .................................................................................... 32
Generating a Report ................................................................................................................................... 33
Creating Groups .......................................................................................................................................... 34
