Apple Remote Desktop 1.2: How to Migrate Client Computers From Network Assistant

Apple Remote Desktop provides capabilities similar to Network Assistant. From a Mac OS X system, you can manage client computers that have these operating systems:

• Mac OS 8.1 to 9.2.2
• Mac OS X 10.1 or later

In a migration scenario, it is assumed that you have:

• A computer with Network Assistant administration software installed.
• A computer with Apple Remote Desktop administration software installed.
• At least one computer with Network Assistant client software installed that is being managed by Network Assistant.

Follow these steps to migrate your Network Assistant Clients to Apple Remote Desktop:

1. On the computer with Network Assistant administration software, insert the Apple Remote Desktop CD and navigate to the following location:

<Language>/Mac OS 8.1-9.2/Remote Desktop Parts

Language can be English, German, French or Japanese. You'll see two files: Remote Desktop Security and Remote Desktop Startup.

2. Open Network Assistant.
3. Select the computers that you want to update from Network Assistant to Apple Remote Desktop.
4. Drag the Remote Desktop Security file onto the list of computers. You will be prompted to specify a location to copy the file to. Select either one of the predefined locations or a different location, then copy the file.
5. Drag the Remote Desktop Startup file onto the list of computers. You will be prompted to specify a location to copy the file to. Select the Extensions folder and then copy the file.
6. Next, with all the same computers still selected, choose Manage > Restart, followed by the restart immediately option. Your client computers will immediately restart, and the clients will automatically restart a second time.
7. Once they have restarted, go to the computer that has Apple Remote Desktop administration software. Choose Setup > Computers, and start adding the former Network Assistant computers. The password will be the same as they were for Network Assistant. Likewise, the computers will have the same preferences set in Apple Remote Desktop that they had in Network Assistant.