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Upgrading the Client Software

This section contains information on installing Apple Remote Desktop 3 on client computers. Since Apple Remote Desktop client software was automatically included on the clients running Mac OS X v10.3 and v10.4, all Apple Remote Desktop 3 installations are upgrade installations, even if you are setting up clients for the first time.

You can only upgrade Apple Remote Desktop v1.x and v2.x computers if they meet the minimum system requirements (see “System Requirements for Apple Remote Desktop” on page 39). Please note that there is no supported “downgrade” to any previous version, and if you upgrade the client computers to version 3, you will not be able to administer them with earlier versions of Remote Desktop.

There are two methods to upgrade the client computer’s software.

Method #1—Remote Upgrade Installation

This method works best with existing clients already configured using a previous version of Apple Remote Desktop. If used with existing administered clients, use Remote Desktop to identify those clients running a previous version. You may then upgrade them to the latest version. The main benefit of this upgrade method is the ease of installation and the retention of previous client settings, if any.

This method only works for Apple Remote Desktop 1.2 clients and later. Earlier versions of Apple Remote Desktop like 1.0 must be upgraded to version 1.2 using Mac OS X’s Software Update, or they must be updated manually. See “Method #2—Manual Installation” on page 43 for more information.

To upgrade existing client software remotely using Apple Remote Desktop:

1Enable the existing version of Apple Remote Desktop on the client computers.

2Configure the clients for administration.

See “Setting Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access Authorization and Privileges Using Local Accounts” on page 61.

3If the client computers are not in an existing Remote Desktop computer list, find the client computers using an Apple Remote Desktop scanner.

See “Finding and Adding Clients to Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists” on page 49 for more information.

4Select the client computers to be upgraded.

5Choose Manage > Upgrade Client Software.

6Click Upgrade.

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Apple 3 manual Upgrading the Client Software, Method #1-Remote Upgrade Installation