You can administer client computers individually, but most Apple Remote Desktop features can be used to manage multiple computers at the same time. For example, you may want to install or update the same applications on all the computers in a particular department. Or you may want to share your computer screen to demonstrate a task to a group of users, such as students in a training room.
Marketing department | Engineering department |
To manage multiple computers with a single action, you define Apple Remote Desktop computer lists. A computer list is a group of computers that you want to administer similarly. Computer lists let you group and organize computers for administration. Setting up computer lists is easy; you simply scan the network or import the identity of computers from files.
A particular computer can belong to more than one list, giving you a lot of flexibility for multicomputer management. A computer can be categorized by its type (laptop, desktop), its physical location (building 3, 4th floor), its use (marketing, engineering, computing), and so forth.
Once you’ve set up computer lists, you can perform most of the computer administration activities described next for groups of client computers.
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