Copying items in Apple Remote Desktop

According to the manual, you should be able to copy items between the local and remote computer, either by dragging or by selecting "Copy Items" button.
But each time I try, it gave me an error message saying the "This task is not supported on the remote computer" or "Copying to this computer: Failed on all"
Is there any privileges that I need to turn on before I can copy to and from the computers? I can't find it anywhere in either the manual or preferences.

Yes, you have to enable copying on the client Mac by going to System Preferences, selecting Sharing and clicking the Services tab. Select Apple Remote Desktop from the list and click the Access Priveleges button (authenticating first if required). Then check the Copy Items box.
Macbook Pro Core 2 Duo
  Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

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