Does anyone use this with an IO gear KVM switch?
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Yes, It work just fine. Bought a updated video card for a ten year old Dell Dimension 4600. The new video card had both VGA and DVI outputs. Now I'm research new updated motherboards for modern processors. They only have DVI and HDMI. It works just fine.
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The KVM switch should come with one cable that connects to your mouse, keyboard and monitor. Then you connect additional cables to each pc you want to control. It works very will and eliminates the need for additional keyboards, mice and monitors.
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I am currently using one on a 4 port KVM it works great. That said it might depend on the KVM. If it has a USB port I would give it a shot.
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Nobody responded in the last week so I'll provide an update myself (Boomer). I purchased the cheapest lighted keyboard I could find (not the Saitek) to test it with my KVM switch. Bottom line: everything works great. I thought if the light caused the switch not to operate properly, I could just turn the light off when activating the switch. In fact, that wasn't necessary (at least for the keyboard I purchased).
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Doris, I have never done this before, but there is no reason, that I can think of, why that would not work. Should not be an issue. I assumed........., based on your question, that you will have all of your peripherals (keyboard, mouse, printer, etc....) connected to the KVM switch, and that you will be switching back and forth between the two CPUs (computers). One for work and one for home?
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Basically, the only thing that the KVM switch would do is allow the 2 computers to share a monitor, KB & mouse.Other than that, they could be "connected" via network.I don't know if that helps.
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My IOGEAR GCS1744 KVM switch works fine with the Logitech illuminated keyboard. Make sure it is powered.
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You can plug two USB devices into the KVM switch and both devices will work on each machine, one machine at a time. Each machine will only need the one USB cable coming from the KVM switch to operate both USB devices.
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yes... KVM over IP port Dedicated Ethernet port for remote management access
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It should. I've got 8 of them I've been using with various KVMs. Occasionally the converter goes stupid and needs to be reset, this usually happens when booting the computer. Disconnect and reconnect and it usually fixes it.
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It works without problems, but if you use a KVM team, otherwise this cable will not work and can use either, but not simultaneously. greetings
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I don't think that would work. The mouse and keyboard plug in through USB ports into the KVM device that go back and forth to be used between all the devices connected. Several times I've attempted to use my laptop to control the keyboard and mouse functions on the other system (when I thought my keyboard and/or mouse had died with random power outages) and it never worked. I think you need something connected via USB into those ports.
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If the KVM has a DMS-59 output, probably. You can see a photo of a DMS-59 connector on Wikipedia.
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I'm not sure which version it is, but I wouldn't recommend this KVM switch. I had problems with it from about the second week I started using it. About every other time I used it, I had to unplug all of the cables in it and then plug them all back in to get them to work. I finally gave up on it and ordered a Tripp Lite one that worked fabulously for me.
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I wouldn't think that will work. There is only one 15 pin video connector per input or output. I cant rule out doing a USB to video adapter as monitor 2 and using the usb switch in the KVM, but that sound pretty complicated. they do make dual display KVM-just do a search. This is not a dual display unit.
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I would say "Yes, of course", but I've had an odd thing happen with mine. Sharing it with two PC's using a KVM switch, it occasionally gets disconnected from the computers when switched. I have similar setups at home and work using different switches. It happens on both. I would be very surprised if it did not work with your Mac, but Anne has had problems so you might too. I love mine and recommend you try give it a try if the vendor will refund your money in case of failure. Cheers, Scott
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Not sure if anybody figured this out but this Saitek lighted keyboard does not work with the iomega USB KVM switch. Is anyone else having that issue?