stevehj Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'd like to purchase a USB KVM switch in order to control my display computers on occasion. Obviously, I only need the keyboard and mouse and not video, but I'm having a hard time finding the proper switch. Has anyone had success finding and using a KVM in a WO environment? Thanks in advance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I do use IO Gear KVMs successfully. I have had issues with the Gefen DVI USB KVMs with my windows 7 machines however. The USB portion works without a problem, but the DVI portion is a mess. Goldie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehj Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 What is your model number for the IO Gear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 IO Gear GCS1716 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehj Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Make sure I understand how these things work. You plug your keyboard and mouse into the two user USB ports and then is there a USB port out each for the keyboard and mouse. . . . OR is there just one out that combines both functions into one USB out? Make sense? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 There's a pig tail connector on the rear side that contains the USB inputs (PS2 inputs as well) for your mouse and keyboard There's a single USB to control both on the spider cables that connect the IO Gear box to each machine I run each display machine cloned to both the true output and the KVM output, works well Of course, you could also VNC into each machine if you are using a production machine. That feature is useful as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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