L1T KVM with Keyboard over Cat 5 USB Network Extender

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Not sure if this is the right subforum, but here goes. I have a L1T KVM in a machine room 20 feet from where my keyboard and mouse is. I’m currently using a USB Network Extender plus hub connected to the non HID USB port on the KVM for my mouse and keyboard and it works fine when I switch computers. I’d love to be able to control the kvm with hotkeys, and was wondering if anyone has successfully set up a network extender using the HID ports? I tried and wasn’t able to get it to work - the keyboard was unresponsive. But am hoping maybe there’s some hardware combo out there that can get this to work.

Thanks in advance for your time.

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pretty sure wendell had a pikvm issuing remote commmands in a video

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You need a usb2 extender with no hub in it for hid. Control. Then works fine

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Thank you for your reply! I’ll give this a shot

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Thanks again for the tip. I tried a and unpowered powered Tripp Lite USB 2 extender, and it didn’t seem to work. I wonder if it’s my keyboard?

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Does the keyboard work locally? I.e. with no extender? @Level1_Amber can take a pic of the tested working usb2 extender we tested.

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The dirt cheap ones from China work well enough on my iogear.

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We were able to get this USB extender to work with the KVM & shortcuts.

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I extend 3 computer to the kvm and then plug my monitor, keyboard, and mouse into it there. Costs a bit more than extending just the kvm.

I’m back home tomorrow so I can test extending a hid keyboard.

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FYI,

Yes these cheep extenders do seem to work just fine with my IOGear 4k usb 3.0 KVM and pass keyboard shortcuts and QMK macro’s.

I can change ports as though I am plugged in directly.

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Thank you, I will check it out!

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This did the trick. Thank you! I apologize but, can you remind me the keyboard shortcut for switching the KVM to a different computer?

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Scroll lock, scroll lock, [1,2,3,4]

Or

L_crrl, L_ctrl, [1,2,3,4]

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Works like a charm. Thank you again for all of your help.

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