How to configure Synergy to use a single mouse and keyboard with multiple Kaleidos?
Synergy is third-party software that enables control of multiple Kaleidos using a mouse and keyboard connected to one of them. Synergy is included on the CD-ROM that comes with your Kaleido. See the Quick Start Manual for instructions on loading it onto your Kaleidos.
Server
The Server is the Kaleido that has the mouse and keyboard used to control all Kaleidos in the group.
Locate the Synergy folder installed on the Kaleido as explained in the Quick Start manual. In the folder, you will find the application synergy.exe. Double-click on it to start it.
You will see the following dialog:
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Select the Server radio button, since you will first configure the server.
You then need to add the definition of all your screens (i.e. all the Kaleidos including the server).
To do so, click on the Add Button. A new dialog will appear:
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In this dialog, enter the name of the Kaleido (the name is the hostname of the machine). In the section aliases, enter the IP address of the machine. Leave the Options and Modifiers at their default values. Then, click on OK.
Repeat the previous steps to define all the screens you have on your setup.
Note that a screen represents a Kaleido, so on multi-head systems, a screen can be seen as all the displays connected to the Kaleido.
Once the Screens have been defined, you can configure the link between them. To do so, select a screen, and on the right select the screens that link to it.
Repeat this configuration for all the screens to configure your layout of displays.
Now that you have configured your setup, you need to setup the Synergy application to start automatically at startup. To do so, click on the Configure... button, and select a way to start the Synergy application automatically. Note that it is preferred to start it when the Kaleido starts (doing this will enable the keys <ctrl>+<alt>+<delete> to work correctly).
Click Close, then click Save to store your configuration. You can now start the Synergy server by clicking on Start.
To quit the configuration dialog, click on Quit.
Client
A Client is a Kaleido that will be controlled by the server's mouse and keyboard.
Locate the Synergy folder installed on the Kaleido as explained in the Quick Start manual. In the folder, you will find the application synergy.exe. Double-click on it to start it.
You will see the following dialog:
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Ensure that Client is selected, then enter the hostname of the server (the Kaleido that has the mouse and keyboard).
Now that you have configured the server hostname, you need to set up the Synergy application to start automatically at startup. To do so, click on the Configure... button., and select a way to start the Synergy application automatically. Note that it is preferred to start it when the Kaleido starts (doing this will enable the keys <ctrl>+<alt>+<delete> to work correctly).
Click Close, then click Save to store your configuration. You can now start the Synergy client by clicking on Start.
To quit the configuration dialog, click on Quit.
Repeat those steps for every client you have to control.
Extra configuration
Now you should have your setup working correctly. With the mouse and keyboard of the server, you should be able to control the client Kaleidos seamlessly.
Note that you can always control the client Kaleido with its own mouse and keyboard, without any interference with Synergy.
Remove mouse from clients
If you don't want to have a mouse and a keyboard connected on the client Kaleido, you will need to set up the machine so that the mouse cursor is visible.
To do so, follow those steps:
Now shut down the Kaleido, remove the keyboard and the mouse, and restart it. Synergy will connect correctly to the Kaleido, and you will be able to control the Kaleido correctly
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