Apple Remote Desktop - Editing Client Attributes

Chapter 4 Organizing Client Computers into Computer Lists 59
Editing Client Attributes
After adding a client to a computer list, you can edit its attributes. If you edit a single
client’s attributes, you can change its:
Address Â
DNS name Â
Remote management port Â
Screen sharing port Â
Login Â
Password Â
Label Â
Network interface used for task server actions Â
If you edit attributes for several clients simultaneously, you can edit the login name
and password Apple Remote Desktop uses to authenticate.
To edit attributes for a single client:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one computer in the selected computer list.
3 Choose File > Get Info.
4 Select the Attributes tab, and click Edit.
5 Edit any of the elds or choose a new label from the Label pop-up menu.
6 If the admin computer’s task server has multiple network interfaces, choose which
network interface it uses for task server communication from the “Task Server
selection” pop-up menu.
7 Click Done.
To edit attributes for multiple clients simultaneously:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select several computers in the selected computer list.
3 Choose File > Get Info.
4 Select the Attributes tab, and click Edit.
5 If the admin computer’s task server has multiple network interfaces, choose which
network interface it uses for task server communication from the “Task Server
selection” pop-up menu.
6 Edit the Login or Password elds.
7 Click Done.