I want to use one mouse & keyboard for two of my computers could i do that with this kvm
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You can, but the KMV switch is tbad. I hooked it up and it was terrible, my monitors were fuzzy and hard to read. I would not purchase this product, spend a little more and get something better.
1342357
Yes you can. It is a ton of wires to hookup...and requires quite a bit of thought. I suggest you position the controller box on the floor and just tap the button with your toe or you're gonna have wires everywhere on your desk.
1397702
Yes. I currently use the wireless mouse. Be aware that there are only 2 standard USB ports and running both the mouse and keyboard at the same time may use both slots. Probably not an issue, but just pointing it out.
1519553
I have owned a few different make KVM switches and have not gotten past the wireless issue. In my experience the PC's are unable to recognize the hardware due the conflict between the USB connection through the KVM and the wireless connection. If you have an extra USB receiver plug one into each PC and eliminate the keyboard/mouse hardwire connection altogether.
1585378
Obviously you cannot use a Human Interface Device on two computers simultaneously! The mouse performs great with my two laptops. I just hit the connect button on the bottom to switch back and forth between the laptops
2126389
Please elaborate. Kvm switch gives you the ablity to connect two pc's and have them be connected to the kvm switch so you use only one monitor for two pcs. Mine is setup on my pc so my main display is hdmi and my secordary is this so i can quickly switch between pcs if im repairing one.
1182963
yes, you can actually have multiple USB keyboards and mice hooked up to the same computer and use them interchangeably.
1062068
You're right, a USB mouse and keyboard can usually be connected on a single port via a hub or wireless adapter. Perhaps separate connections are required to support the virtual mouse and keyboard features.
1722591
The KVM switch has two display ports, one VGA and the other DVI so may or may not need adaptors. It depends on your monitor and what display ports are on your monitors. I used the DVI as my main monitor and VGA as my secondary monitor. if you have Windows you can go to Control Panel --> Personalization --> Display Settings to Extend the desktop onto this monitor so that you can used two monitor. I forgot to mention that you'll need two display ports on your PC either on the motherboard or graphic card connected to the two/four port Dual monitor KVM Switch.
774323
If your powered KVM (and attached devices) support USB it sure will.Unpowered KVMs might not work.
2155791
I purchased mine to be able to hook PS2 keyboard and mouse to a KVM switch. I think it should work.
105880
It is USB powered (No separate power supply). I'm not sure I fully understand the planned setup. It sounds like one KVM will have mouse, keyboard, and one monitor and the other will have the second monitor. If so, I can't say because I've no experience trying something like that. I'd suggest typing the question into a search engine (such as Google) to see if anyone else has discussed this arrangement. I use mine for USB mouse, keyboard, and speaker, and a DVI monitor. It works very well with my Win 7 and Win 8 PCs. Before acquiring the Win 8 PC, I had a Win XP computer attached to it. It worked much of the time, but sometimes the mouse would freeze when switching between the computers. Your experience might depend on the operating systems you are using.
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Yes indeed. I am doing it right now. My older computer runs on Windows XP, but I cannot run internet on that computer any more, so I got another computer just for internet. I have two monitors, but only one keyboard and one mouse. The switch works very well, just as it is supposed to work. You can connect with me through metric pioneer if you want more details. Thanks for asking.
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I'm not entirely sure. Never tried. I have another computer that has a different KVM which does & I find it annoying because that system's shortcuts are the same as some of my software shortcuts (up/down arrow & ctrl+1-4), making them useless in the software & a real pain when I forget, so that's not a feature I would necessarily want in a KVM. I hve had the star tech for a year & a half & it's been a rock-solid unit.
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KVMs are designed to share an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor with multiple computers. The keyboard, mouse and screen on the laptop are hardwired into the motherboard of the laptop and cannot be shared via a KVM like this. If you had a working laptop and a desktop, you could use a set of external keyboard, mouse and monitor to control both the laptop and desktop with this KVM.
858591
the keyboard and the mouse run on the same USB connector. You do not need another to connect either.
421719
That might work, but it sounds like it would be a pain to switch between computers. Check out http://synergy-foss.org/. If your 3 computers are all on the same network, you can install Synergy on each one, and share the keyboard and mouse between them. It's seamless. There's no switching involved. Your mouse moves between the monitors as if it was all one big desktop. You can even copy and paste between computers. It's like magic. It's not perfect, but it's pretty cool.
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It did not work with my KVM switch since the mouse is powered by its USB plug instead of an internal battery (my KVM uses old school PS2 style plugs; I was attempting to use a PS2 to USB converter so there was no power available). If your KVM provides powered USB ports it should work.