To generate a Software Difference report:

1Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.

2Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.

3Choose Report > Software Difference.

4Select the software type you want to compare.

Selecting Applications compares all executable applications. You can limit which folder on the administrator computer Remote Desktop uses to look for applications.

Selecting Fonts compares all fonts in /Library/Fonts/, /System/Library/Fonts/, and user font directories.

Selecting Installed Packages compares all package receipts in /Library/Receipts/.

5To search using new data, select Rebuild data for report.

6Click Generate Report.

The newly generated report window appears.

Auditing Hardware

You can get a report about the hardware of any client computer. Hardware information can be accessed using a number of different reports. Although some basic hardware information can be found in the System Overview report, several more focused hardware reports provide more detailed information.

To get a basic System Overview report:

1Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.

2Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.

3Choose Report > System Overview.

4Select or deselect hardware items as desired.

5To search using new data, select Rebuild data for report.

6Click Get Report.

The newly generated report window appears.

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