Apple Remote Desktop - Finding Clients by Searching a Network Range

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Finding Clients by Searching a Network Range

To locate computers by network range, you provide a beginning and ending IP address
to scan, and Apple Remote Desktop queries each IP address in that range in sequence,
asking if the computer is a client computer. This method works best when searching for
clients outside the local subnet, but on the local area network.

Alternatively, you can use a text file that contains IP address ranges (in this format
“192.168.0.1-192.168.3.20”), and use text file import to find clients. See “Finding Clients by
File Import” on page 57.

To search a range of network addresses:

1

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

2

Select Network Range.

3

Enter the beginning and ending IP address.

4

Click the Refresh button.

All responding clients are listed in the Remote Desktop window.

5

Select the desired computers.

6

Drag the selected computers to the All Computers list.

7

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

The computer is now in your All Computers list.

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Chapter 4

Organizing Client Computers Into Computer Lists