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Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: Trevor Murgatroyd on June 19, 2013, 11:18:19 am
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I have a NEC MultiSync PA241W. It has a USB hub to which the manual tells me (very briefly!) I can connect a keyboard and mouse through the downstream ports and then, by connecting two computers to the monitor via the upstream ports, can switch the keyboard and mouse between the different computers. I have not tried this yet.
The monitor also has multiple video input ports of various types and at present I only use one.
I am trying to figure out if I can somehow combine these two features so that I can have two computers connected to the monitor, and then switch keyboard, mouse, AND video display from one computer to the other as I choose. This will help me decide whether or not I will buy a second computer.
I am not sure if I am expecting too much from this monitor and have not been able to find anything helpful on the web.
I would much appreciate if anyone here can help me.
Trevor
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Yes, this works (I am using it with a PA271W monitor right now). Didn't work at the first try because whenever I was changing inputs, the monitor USB1 stayed current. I fiddled a bit with the tools menu, manually selecting USB1 in one view and then USB2 in the other view and keeping them for a few seconds so the OS had the time to detect and configure the hub.
See alos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6rEMm7RXcQ
Pierre
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Many thanks, Pierre - just what I needed!
Trevor