You can set the Network Assistant administrator access privileges to allow your administrator to create reports about your computer hardware, software, and network connections; maintain your software and documents; repair your hard disk; open and quit applications on your computer; shut down and restart your computer; and interact with you by talking, exchanging messages, or controlling your screen.

To change the way an administrator can access your computer remotely, use the Network Assistant Security application.

Open Network Assistant Security application for me.

If you don't know the Network Assistant password:
Check with your network administrator.

When you select an option, the access privilege takes effect immediately. If you enter information about your computer, your administrator can view it in Network Assistant. For example, you can enter an inventory number, or enter your name and telephone number so an administrator can contact you if there is a problem with your computer.

About the privileges

	Select		To allow administrator to...
	Allow administrator to		select any other privileges. (If you select only this checkbox, the administrator can include your computer in Network Performance Reports.)
	Generate reports		create reports about the hardware, software, network connections, and administrator access privileges on your computer
	Send me audio and text messages		make announcements, talk with you, send you text messages, and use text chat with you
	Open and quit applications		open documents and open and quit applications on your computer
	Restart and shut down		put your computer to sleep and wake it up, restart your computer and schedule it to be restarted, and shut down your computer
	Change settings		change your computer's system settings, Energy Saver settings, TCP/IP address, and Internet settings; rename your computer, rebuild its desktop, and repair the hard disk
	Copy items		copy items or your entire hard disk to another hard disk and schedule items to be copied
	Delete and replace items		delete selected software and documents, or delete all items on your hard disk except the System Folder, and empty the Trash on your computer
	Control and observe		observe or control your computer and share its screen with (display its screen to) other computers

	Privilege		Description
	Show me when I am being observed		This icon appears in the menu bar on your computer when an administrator is observing your screen:
			Also, when you send an attention request, you can see the last time the administrator used your computer.

Related topic

Interacting with your network administrator