You can also use Apple Remote Desktop for asset management. For one, you can use this tool to distribute, install, and upgrade software on hundreds of Macs at the same time. Because you can see the desktop of the remote Mac, you can use the remote control feature to give tech support to a user or fix a problem remotely.īut Apple Remote Desktop can do much more than that. You can use this tool to manage any Mac running Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.7 and later, including Mountain Lion Server.Īpple Remote Desktop is, at heart, a remote control program - it lets you operate and control a Mac from another Mac on the network. Apple Remote Desktop ( is a remote administration tool for Mac clients and servers.