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Apple Remote Desktop helps you keep Macintosh computers and the software running on them up to date and trouble free. And it lets you interact directly with Macintosh users to provide instructional and troubleshooting support.
This chapter describes the main aspects of Apple Remote Desktop’s administration and user interaction capabilities and tells you where to find complete instructions for using them.
Administering Computers
Apple Remote Desktop lets you perform a wide range of client hardware and software administrative activities remotely, from an administrator computer (a computer on which administrator software resides):
ÂKeep users’ software up to date by using Apple Remote Desktop to deploy software and related files to client computers.
ÂCreate reports that inventory the characteristics of client computer software and hardware.
ÂUse Apple Remote Desktop’s remote administration capabilities to perform housekeeping tasks for client computers.
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