Apple Remote Desktop 2: How to copy a computer list from one admin to another

  • Last Modified: June 13, 2007
  • Article: TA22782
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Products Affected

Apple Remote Desktop

Here's how to copy a computer list from one administrator to another in Apple Remote Desktop 2.0 or later (for 1.2, look here).

To transfer the list, follow these steps:

  1. Select the computer list.
  2. Select all the computers in the list.
  3. Copy the list and paste it into a text editor such as TextEdit.
  4. Save the new document and then copy it to the other admin system.
  5. Select the Scanner in Remote Desktop.
  6. Change the pop-up menu from local network to File Import.
  7. Use the ellipsis (...) button to select the newly-copied list.
  8. Create a new computer list based on the computers found by the scanner.
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