
Observing Multiple Computers
When you observe multiple client computers, each client screen is scaled down, so that several computers can be viewed at the same time. You can set the number of client screens that appear at any one time. See “Setting Preferences for the Remote Desktop Administrator Application” on page 36 for more information.
If a client has a screen saver running when you start observing, the screen saver remains in effect.
The screens will cycle through the entire list of selected computers, a few at a time, switching every 30 seconds, altered by the speed setting.
To observe multiple computers:
1Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3Choose Interact > Observe.
The remote computer screens appear in a window.
Observing a Computer in Dashboard
If you are using Mac OS X version 10.4 or later, you can use the Dashboard widget to observe one client computer. The computer must be in your All Computers list and be authenticated with permission to Observe. Apple Remote Desktop does not have to be launched to use the widget.
To observe using Dashboard:
1Add the computer to your All Computers list.
See “Finding and Adding Clients to Apple Remote Desktop Computer Lists” on page 49 for detailed information.
2Activate Dashboard, and click the widget’s icon to run it.
3Click the widget’s “Info” button to flip the widget over.
4Supply a hostname or IP address, login name, and password or simply select the computer you want to observe (if it’s listed).
5Click Done.
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