Apple Remote Desktop

[AFPoster]

I read a review today and I was just curious before I make this purchase:

I'm the unpaid "IT department" for about 20 Macs at 3 geographic locations. ARD lets me get it done over variable quality internet connections, do upgrades, user assist. And the new $80 price point is awesome.

What I'd like to know is this: I have a company on the East Coast and I have an employee living in California. I see this person 2x a year so I can't always maintain there MacBook until I see them. Does ARM allow me to maintain via the internet even if we're not on the same network. So like when Lion comes out I can do it for them as long as they're connected to the internet?

Would I also need to purchase multiple versions of ARM from the Mac App Store or do I only need to buy 1 copy and install a client version of ARM on there machine?


Thanks!

 

[ReggaeFire]

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It's possible, but a pain. TeamViewer or logmein would be a better choice for that scenario.