Apple 3 manual Installing Apple Remote Desktop

4Click Continue to begin creating a custom installer.

5Choose whether to start Remote Desktop sharing at system startup.

This changes the setting found in the Sharing pane of System Preferences.

6Choose whether to hide or show the Apple Remote Desktop menu bar icon.

7Click Continue.

8Choose whether to create a new user for Apple Remote Desktop login. Click Continue.

A new user account can be created to grant Apple Remote Desktop administrator privileges. Creating a new user account does not overwrite existing user accounts or change existing user passwords.

If you choose not to create a new user account, skip to step 10 after clicking Continue.

9Add a new user by clicking Add and filling in the appropriate information. Click OK after adding each user, and click Continue when you’re ready to go on.

10Choose whether to assign Apple Remote Desktop administrator access privileges to Directory Services groups.

If you choose to do so, select “Enable directory-based administration.”

See “Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access Using Directory Services” on page 62 for more information on using this method to grant Apple Remote Desktop administrator access.

11Choose whether to assign Apple Remote Desktop administrator access privileges to specific users. Click Continue.

If you choose not to assign administrator access privileges, skip to step 14.

12Click Add to designate a user to receive Apple Remote Desktop access privileges.

13Provide the user’s short name and set the privileges as desired.

See “Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Access” on page 59 for more information. Click OK after each user, and click Continue when you’re ready to go on.

14Choose whether to allow temporary guest control by requesting permission on the client computers.

See “Considerations for Managed Clients” on page 46 for more information.

15Choose whether to allow non–Apple VNC viewers to control the client computers, and click Continue.

See “Virtual Network Computing Access” on page 67 for more information.

16If desired, select and enter information in any or all of the four System Data fields.

This information appears in Apple Remote Desktop System Overview reports. For example, you can enter an inventory number for the computer, a serial number, or a user’s name and telephone number.

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