Casper Suite Resource Kit

What is the Casper Suite Resource Kit?

The Casper Suite Resource Kit is a collection of useful tools, including scripts, applications, and custom reports, that extend the functionality currently provided in the Casper Suite.

What's in the Casper Suite Resource Kit?

• Directory Services
• Configure directory-based group administration, allowing groups that can administer PCs to have the same level of access on the Mac
• Add Computers to Open Directory Computer Groups/Lists
• Unbind from Directory Services

• Hardware Management
• Disable a wide variety of hardware devices including USB, Firewire, Bluetooth, and iSight camera
• Turn off the Airport when it's not needed, ensuring fast, secure Ethernet connections

• Imaging
  Extend the automation provided by the Casper Suite by using the following scripts and applications:
• Casper Multicast provides greater speeds when simultaneously imaging multiple machines
• Casper NetInstall Creator creates a NetInstall image, allowing you to take advantage of the higher level of automation provided by Casper and the NetBoot service

• Inventory and Reporting
• JSS Report Downloader allows you to schedule report downloads so that you can automatically receive reports on a timely basis
• Additional Custom Reports include new ways to view a machine's airport MAC Address, as well as a new way to view available software updates

• Remote Management
• Add "System Change" Policy trigger that prompts a machine to contact the JAMF Software Server (JSS) for Policies on events such as changing networks, waking from sleep, etc. "Display Message" script allows administrators to have more interaction with end users during Policy execution
• Enhanced user interaction through scripts to inform the end user if a reboot is needed, or just to let them know that software titles are being installed or updated on their machine

• Security and Antivirus
• Disable guest account login
• Script the functionality of many popular antivirus products

• System Preferences
  Provide a higher level of automation during the imaging process by scripting changes to System Preferences:
• Configure network settings such as proxy servers, DNS servers, and search domains
• Enable or disable personal file sharing, allowing users to start or stop sharing their files with others on the network

• User Management
• Use the Entourage setup script along with Casper's Policy framework to ensure that email accounts are configured automatically and reliably the first time users login
• Map user or department network shares as users login to their machine