Finding clients by using bonjour – Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 User Manual

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Chapter 4

Organizing Client Computers Into Computer Lists

Once you have found a potential client, you see the following default information:

If you want to change the default display list for the scanner, you can select Edit >
View Options and choose any of the other available options (which include Computer
Info Fields, Ethernet ID, Label, or others).

To add a computer to a computer list, you first authenticate to the computer.
Authenticated computers are found in the All Computers list in the Remote Desktop
window. You can add a computer to the All Computers list without authenticating, but
you will be unable to administer the client until you provide a valid user name and
password.

Finding Clients by Using Bonjour

You can use Bonjour to display a list of only the computers on your local subnet with
Remote Desktop enabled. All other client discovery methods display computers
regardless of whether they have Remote Desktop enabled.

To add clients found through Bonjour:

1

Select a scanner at the left of the Remote Desktop window.

2

Choose Bonjour.

3

Select the desired computers.

4

Drag the selected computers to the All Computers list.

5

Authenticate by providing a user name and password for an Apple Remote Desktop
administrator.

The computer is now in your All Computers list.

Search column

Description

(none)

Displays a small icon indicating whether the computer is already in the
All Computers List.

(none)

Displays a small icon showing what kind of access the client is capable of.
See “Client Status Icons” on page 167.

Name

The name given to the computer in the Sharing pane of System
Preferences.

IP Address

The computer’s IP address, if any.

DNS Name

The computer’s DNS name, found by reverse lookup, if any.

ARD Version

Apple Remote Desktop client software version.

Network Interface

Which interface the client responded through.

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