Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 (Unlimited Managed Systems)

Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 (Unlimited Managed Systems) / DE Apple Remote Desktop 3 is the best way to manage the Macs on your network. Distribute software, provide real-time online help to end-users, create detailed software and hardware reports, and automate your routine management tasks — all from your own Mac.


Software distribution

Installing software or updates to computers on your network has never been this easy.

- Easily install one or more Apple format packages to your computers.
- Configure Task Server (3) to perform package installation; even if target computers are offline, Task Server will copy and install packages once they become available on network.
- Enjoy up to 11x faster copy performance compared to earlier version of Apple Remote Desktop.
- Choose whether to encrypt network data when copying packages and files.
- Specify how much network bandwidth should be consumed by copy.


Asset management and reporting

Easily compile reports on application usage, user history, and software and hardware inventory, with Apple Remote Desktop.

- Perform lightning-fast searches on networks of Mac computers with Remote Spotlight Search. (1)
- Gather more than 200 hardware attributes about networked Mac OS X systems.
- See reports on user logins and application use.
- Using Task Server, assemble inventory reports even from mobile systems not connected to the network. (3)


Remote administration

Simplify system configuration and management by automating time-consume administrative tasks.

- Perform over a dozen commands securely on remote Mac OS X systems, such as locking screens, sleep, wake, restart, and shutdown.
- Execute UNIX shell scripts or commands on your client systems.
- Set the startup disk of your remote computers to start from a NetBoot or Network Install image.


Remote assistance

Simplify system configuration and management by automating time-consuming administrative tasks.

- Control your Macs or any Virtual Network Computing-enabled computers including Windows, Linux, or UNIX systems.
- Transfer files between Macs via Remote Drag-and-Drop, or copy/paste information between any two computers.
- View the new System Status Indicators for color-coded details on available disk space, memory, and CPU utilization.
- Prevent end users from viewing the screen while you control system to accomplish system management tasks with new curtain mode.
- Use the Remote Desktop widget for instantaneous, at-a-glance views of remote computers. (2)


Automation

Automate routine management tasks using Mac OS X Tiger's Automator. (2)

- Get started immediately with over 30 actions.
- Chain actions together to create powerful system administration workflows.
- Combine actions with other application actions to create end-to-end solutions.
- Save workflows as plugins to provide simple, customized interfaces to Apple Remote Desktop features.

* 1. Requires Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger or later on client system.
* 2. Requires Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger or later on administrator system.
* 3. Task Server requires additional Unlimited managed systems license.