Does the mouse receiver take up a USB port?
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No. This mouse is strictly blue tooth and does not come with a USB receiver. If your PC is blue tooth capable, go to control panel, then click on "Add Device" and look for USB Devices. There's a small button under the mouse to put it in "discover" mode for pairing up. Once it's paired, your PC remembers it. I like not having that USB piece poking out the side of my laptop, and since I only have one USB port, it gets saved for memory sticks.
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This is a Bluetooth mouse, which means it connects the computer through Bluetooth, no need to use a receiver.
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Not sure why everyone keeps saying that it doesnt take up a port. Most desktop computers still dont come with bluetooth built in and many laptops dont either, for those computers you will need a bluetooth dongle. if you happen to have bluetooth on your computer then no it will not need a usb port.
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Nope. And once you pair it all you have to do for it to connect is turn the mouse on. I love mine.
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At one end of the mouse it houses a USB receiver to plug into the computer. This makes a wifi connection for the mouse. Mine worked fine and allows me to move it around with all the wires.
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Well you won't have any issues but you need to install the receiver on whatever computer you're working on. you can't have 2 receivers on each computer and hope the mouse will respond to each one separately, I can tell you because I have 2 receivers and I tried that. I tried using the 1 receiving on my desktop and hoping to install the 2nd receiver on my laptop, needless to say it didn't work I needed to remove the receiver from my desktop to my laptop in order to get it working without any issues.Hope that helps.
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You should be able to plug it into any USB port on the computer. I did this for mine and it gives me a better connection between the mouse and receiver. If you have a destop computer I would suggest getting a short, at least enough cable to the computer, USB extension cable and run that to somewhere closer to your mouse and using it there.
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I would assume that if you preferred to use an external mouse you could install software and plug in standard USB port.....I prefer the mouse pad that is installed already....
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Usually there is a USB port already on it. You just put the doggle in to it from the mouse you should not need a USB hub. They usually give you all the cables you will need.
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The UBS receiver is in the battery pack, kinda hidden, had to shake to get out. But plug in UBS port on the surface, and mouse works fine on wood kitchen table. Make sure mouse is on, switch all the way up away from the middle.
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The KB & mouse work off the same USB receiver/dongle, no worries. And it could go into one of the USB ports in the back of your tower, freeing up the front USB port. Good luck, Johnny N.
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No, the mouse is USB 2.0, but it is compatible with a USB 3.0 slot on your computer.
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No, each mouse has it's own receiver that inserted into your own USB port so there will be no interference. Hope this helps.
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Not sure about the monitor but if you're using a wireless kybd & mouse (Logitech in my case), then the answer is NO!!! The Unifying USB receiver s only capable of recognizing only one device type, that means 1 keyboard, 1 mouse, 1 touchpad. Apparently it doesn't pass that through the Iogear switch. At least not for me :-(
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I've had mine for quite a while with various wireless mice and keyboards without a problem. I do not have the USB-dongle for my mouse and keyboard plugged into the USB ports in the monitor, however.
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Yes. I have my KB wireless, but my mouse is a MX518 that is plugged into the mouse port..........z
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According to the specs yes...this is what I just saw and you, too, can read about it. Plug it. Forget it. Add to it.Tiny Logitech Unifying receiver is so small it can stay in your notebookAdd a compatible wireless mouse without the hassle of multiple USB receivers. Learn more>
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Inside the mouse battery compartment is a small wireless receiver that needs to be plugged into the computer's USB port. They seem to have left this important info out of the instructions, but once you do that and put in the batteries, it should work fine (the mouse has an on-off switch on the bottom also).
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IT WORKED FOR ME. My mouse stopped working and I didn't want to get one to tie up a USB port. So I bought the same model as the one that stopped working and it works with the built in receiver.
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You can connect a USB mouse to the USB port. It will be recognized and a cursor will appear.