What exactly is in the box? The kvm switch itself plus 2 usb wires? Correct?
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box contains - KVM switch with 2 attached (VGA/USB) cables and the push button switch to change between computers.each VGA/USB cable is molded together from the KVM switch until about a foot before the plugs connect to computer.
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Switch, two sets of usb plugs, some vga plugs or something, and the small button to change the output.
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Technicaly it is only 1 single product. The cables are not interchangeable. The KVM wires are all hardwired.That being said, it is a very simple and straight forward KVM for 2 computerseconds to 1 monitor.
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Main switch unit has 2 USB ports (for mouse and keyboard), 3 SVGA connections for monitor cords, and 4 attached USB pigtails to connect to the 2 connected computers
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Yes. I am using one right now with a Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard. This KVM switch works.
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yes... KVM over IP port Dedicated Ethernet port for remote management access
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sorry to say I don't know. I'm using the wire to extend my mouse and keyboard connections with my KVM switch. It works fine.
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If your powered KVM (and attached devices) support USB it sure will.Unpowered KVMs might not work.
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It works well. My experience has been good. I use it to connect to my servers through a closed door. Well actually, this BT keyboard/mousr and a 25 ' VGA cable when the KVM is not working right. For a local desktop, myexperience is great
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The main cables are about 3 feet each. The one for the button (allowing you to switch which machine you control/display) is about 6 feet. How far apart are the machines that the switch will be connected to? The KVM box itself doesn't have to be accessible or even visible since the button is on a long cable. You might have to get cheap USB and DVI extension cords if the machines are any farther apart than 6 feet though.
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The cables from the KVM to the computers are six feet long. On the other hand, the keyboard, video (monitor), mouse, speaker, and microphone need to use their own cables to plug into the KVM. Note that the cables from the KVM to the computers have a VGA plug and a SINGLE USB plug. Also, there are separate cables for the audio in (mic) and audio out (speaker) for each computer.
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Yes, but a real KVM would be better since that will simulate a mouse and keyboard on BOTH systems at launch( or all, since there are KVMs that support more than just 2 machines at once), IOGear has some nice cheap 2 machine KVMs that will work wonders for you, (you can share single monitor with that setup also, or if you don't need that, then just plug the monitors up separately from the KVM cables). Also a really nice feature of some KVM is to be able to switch between the machines by pressing scroll lock twice. But to your direct question... This will probably work, but is really designed for toggling other devices such as an external hard drive, or USB drives, etc. Also you would need a USB hub if your mouse and keyboard are not a single pair.
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A lot is going to depend on your kernel version (regardless of what distro you're running), and the actual hardware you're using (video card, monitor, etc). Having said that, I'm currently using this KVM to switch between a desktop running Fedora 18 and a laptop/docking station that's running Fedora 19 and haven't run into any showstoppers yet. Had some issues with screen resolution when I tried to replace the OOTB Nvidia video drivers with the proprietary versions, and there are some keyboard shortcuts in the documentation that I found to be glaringly absent (see my review of the product for details), but none of the issues were big enough that I couldn't use the product. HTH
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I guess I should be more specific. Anyone find a KVM that will allow this keyboard to light up? It will work as a standard non-lit keyboard with any KVM but no backlight and what good is that?
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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.
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I didn't switch only the monitor, but I did not use all the ports/plugs. I did not plug in the speaker cords and the KVM worked just fine. When the monitor port became unplugged (because my laptop doesn't provide holes into which to screw the monitor port) due to jarring the laptop, the other connections were not disrupted. I'm pretty confident that you can switch only the monitor.
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I have never tried using it with one computer. If you only have one computer, why would you need a KVM switch? Try disconnecting the un-used port and see if it works.
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Using this adapter to connect a PS/2 style keyboard to the KVM switch, yes.
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Mine also came with the console cable. I used a keyspan serial to USB converter to hook it up to my server. I can use minicom in Debian to talk to the switch. Once command line is in debug mode, you can script via pasting vast configuration changes that would take forever via web admin.
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KVM come with 8" audio connection cable, I have to connect to the audio output of my laptop. I am connecting this it view sonic 27" HD monitor not to TV.