My admin machine: 2018 Mac mini / Mohave / Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.3 (connection from) Client machine: Late 2013 iMac / Yosemite / ARD 3.9.3 (connection to) I have 19 other iMacs on this network and can remote desktop to them all from the mini (which I remote into via Chrome Remote Desktop), including one with identical specs and OS and ARD. When it comes to options for establishing a Mac remote desktop connection, Mac users have two choices: using Apple software or third party software, such as TeamViewer. There are two Mac options: the Apple Remote Desktop that comes at a cost, or the free screen sharing solution that requires forwarding ports and a VNC to be set up in order to.
To connect to a Microsoft Remote Desktop, also known as RDP or Terminal Services from your mac please follow these instructions.
Step 1 – Download the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client
Os x mountain lion software download. To do this you will first need to download the latest RDP client for Mac on the Mac App Store
Step 2 – Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client
Open up the the Remote Desktop client by clicking on the launchpad icon and then Microsoft Remote Desktop
Step 3 – Set up your connection
Click on New
And then fill in the details you have been provided
- Connection Name – This is the friendly name, call it anything you like
- PC Name – This is the server address that was provided to you
- Gateway – Leave as is unless otherwise instructed
- Username – As provided to you
- Password – Your Password
- Resolution – Change this to what ever screen size you would like the RDP session to open up in. With the tick box below it, of you don't uncheck it the RDP session will open up in a full screen and override those settings.
Once finished click on the red close button up the top left and you should see your new connection in the list.
Step 4 – Open Your RDP Session
Simply double click on the connection in the list and if you have put in the correct details it will log in to the server you have requested.
Apple Remote Desktop is the best way to manage the Mac computers on your network. Distribute software, provide real-time online help to end users, create detailed software and hardware reports, and automate routine management tasks — all without leaving your desk. Featuring Automator actions and Remote Spotlight search, Apple Remote Desktop makes your job easier than ever.
Apple Remote Desktop is the award-winning OS X desktop management system for software distribution, asset management and remote assistance. Apple Remote Desktop offers a wide range of high-performance features, including lightning-fast Spotlight searches across multiple systems, more than 40 Automator actions for easy automation of repetitive tasks, and AutoInstall for automatically updating software on mobile systems once they return to the network.
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Once finished click on the red close button up the top left and you should see your new connection in the list.
Step 4 – Open Your RDP Session
Simply double click on the connection in the list and if you have put in the correct details it will log in to the server you have requested.
Apple Remote Desktop is the best way to manage the Mac computers on your network. Distribute software, provide real-time online help to end users, create detailed software and hardware reports, and automate routine management tasks — all without leaving your desk. Featuring Automator actions and Remote Spotlight search, Apple Remote Desktop makes your job easier than ever.
Apple Remote Desktop is the award-winning OS X desktop management system for software distribution, asset management and remote assistance. Apple Remote Desktop offers a wide range of high-performance features, including lightning-fast Spotlight searches across multiple systems, more than 40 Automator actions for easy automation of repetitive tasks, and AutoInstall for automatically updating software on mobile systems once they return to the network.
First-class upgrades
Installing software or updates to your network has never been this easy. Take an existing package, from either Apple or a third party, and simply use the Install Package to copy and install on your client computers. And it works with custom install packages as well. Apple Remote Desktop will alert your system's users to upgrades and even restart machines remotely.
AutoInstall allows you to stage software on a Task Server, which then takes care of distributing the packages for installation on client computers. You can even set a schedule for installation to occur at a time that is most convenient for your organization. And if a computer is not on the network, the Task Server will keep track and automatically install the package once the system is online.
Automation for your Mac computers
Those time-consuming administrative tasks will become a thing of the past, thanks to Automator actions in Apple Remote Desktop. To use Automator actions, all you need to do is drag and drop the actions to construct a workflow.
More than 40 Automator actions are included with Apple Remote Desktop, which you can apply to set desktop pictures, Finder preferences, Energy Saver preferences, default time zones and more.
No need to make house calls
The screen-sharing features of Apple Remote Desktop allow you to provide immediate help to remote users, saving time for both of you. Don't want your admin tasks to be seen? No problem. Turn on Curtain Mode to block the local user's view of their desktop. This is perfect when you're updating a public display. You'll have full control of the system, but your work will be hidden from view.
If you need to move files or folders to a single computer, the easy-to-use Remote Drag and Drop copy function makes the job a snap. You can also copy and paste between local and remote systems — no extra steps necessary.
Reporting for duty
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Remote Spotlight search takes advantage of one of the most powerful features of OS X. Now you can perform lightning-fast, user-specified searches on remote client systems. Files from the results can be copied to the administrator system for reporting.
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Apple Remote Desktop also makes it easy to compile reports on application usage, history, inventory and more. Hardware reports gather more than 200 attributes about networked Mac systems, while software reports collect information on 16 file system attributes. Inventory reports can be gathered even from mobile systems not connected to the network, and results are stored in the included SQL database for fast access.
