Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Using Apple Remote Desktop

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File Search Report

Use the File Search report to search client systems for specific files and folders and to
audit installed applications.

This report can help you find out how many copies of a particular application are in use
so you don’t violate license agreements.

Spotlight File Search

Use the Spotlight Search report to search Tiger client systems for specific files and
folders. The information in the report is updated as files matching your search change
on the client systems.

Software Version Report

Use the Software Version report to make sure that all users have the latest application
versions appropriate for their systems.

Software Difference Report

Use the Software Difference report to detect application versions that are out of date,
nonstandard, or unacceptable. You can also learn whether a user has installed an
application that shouldn’t be installed.

System Overview Report

The System Overview report makes visible a wide variety of client computer
characteristics. Using this report, you can review information about a client’s AirPort
setup, computer and display characteristics, devices, network settings, system
preferences, printer lists, and key software attributes.

There are numerous uses for this report, such as identifying problems or verifying
system configurations before installing new software, or determining how many
devices of a particular type (such as scanners) are in a particular lab.

Hardware Reports

Several reports provide details about particular hardware used by client computers—
storage, FireWire devices, USB devices, network interfaces, memory, and expansion
cards.

Use these reports to determine, for example, which computers need more memory,
which computer has the fastest processor speed, and how much free space is left on a
particular disk.

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