Does this unit able to share a usb printer? If not, is there a KVM that also support share usb printer?
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I do not think so...its usb ports are useless...the video ports work at very low res not practical for lcds
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It should work.. but you will have issues because every time you switch computers it will detect a new device. using a KVM is probably not the best solution. You should consider using on of the computers as a print server.
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It should. Basically it is a switch followed by a hub. Whatever connected to the hub is switched between 2 computers. However, sharing the printer through a network would be my personal choice.
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The USB port on this router is intended for a single device. Share your USB printer on the network from one of the machines on your network. OR get a wireless usb printserverOR get a NAS with an integrated media reader and hook it to an ethernet port on the router
486392
Probably not. This KVM switch is designed for PC2 connections. Wireless, to the best of my knowledge, is strictly USB.
2126205
I've had similar issues. The solution is to use a KVM with a USB hub. Two examples include IOGEAR GCS 1734 and GCS 1774. Both are 4 port DSUB with built in USB hub. Good luck.
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One added note: I'm using a Hawking HMPS2U 4 port USB Hub and it works outstanding. Just remember to get everything working direct first. Then when you install the USB Hub, it'll recognize all the printers you want wireless via the USB Hub.
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Caveat: I don't own one. But most of your questions have more to do with Linux. The only sharing problem you might have is if there aren't linux drivers for your printer. Otherwise it will happily see and work with your home lan. You can probably find the printer driver with a little googling up front. SMTP client: Dunno what's on board, but you can download and install any of several. Mozilla makes a very slick open source email client. Hope it helps at least a bit.
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I am using it with an old Alps ribbon cassette printer. Printer drivers would only work under XP or older but the cable worked fine. Ill try and give it a test on Linux tonight, what distro are you using? Mine will be loaded in a VM so I might be throwing another gear in the mix that could cause issues so hopefully someone else will chime in as well.
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I've only connected both the USB and VGA connector , they are separate cables so if you just want to use either you can. the only problem is that the USB part is what supplies power to the KVM switch (if you are using one) and the switch needs power from somewhere to work.
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Yes, I initially used it with both a wireless keyboard and mouse but now only the keyboard is wireless. Problem was the mouse, not the KVM
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Yes, but a real KVM would be better since that will simulate a mouse and keyboard on BOTH systems at launch( or all, since there are KVMs that support more than just 2 machines at once), IOGear has some nice cheap 2 machine KVMs that will work wonders for you, (you can share single monitor with that setup also, or if you don't need that, then just plug the monitors up separately from the KVM cables). Also a really nice feature of some KVM is to be able to switch between the machines by pressing scroll lock twice. But to your direct question... This will probably work, but is really designed for toggling other devices such as an external hard drive, or USB drives, etc. Also you would need a USB hub if your mouse and keyboard are not a single pair.
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KVM comes with 8 USB/KVM cables and has a rack kit, ears to mount in the rack. No familiar the last one
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This device will not connect your USB printer to your network. Look for a "USB print server".
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I tried this USB print server on 3 networks (2 Windows, 1 Linux). Print server or USB printer failed to be recognized by any network. I am now the proud owner of a $19.99 paper weight.
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No, this is impossible with a USB Hub. The functionality you want can be achieved with a KVM Switch (just search on Amazon), or if you want to try it with Software, try checking out http://synergy-project.org/
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It is USB powered (No separate power supply). I'm not sure I fully understand the planned setup. It sounds like one KVM will have mouse, keyboard, and one monitor and the other will have the second monitor. If so, I can't say because I've no experience trying something like that. I'd suggest typing the question into a search engine (such as Google) to see if anyone else has discussed this arrangement. I use mine for USB mouse, keyboard, and speaker, and a DVI monitor. It works very well with my Win 7 and Win 8 PCs. Before acquiring the Win 8 PC, I had a Win XP computer attached to it. It worked much of the time, but sometimes the mouse would freeze when switching between the computers. Your experience might depend on the operating systems you are using.
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You can still use this printer with USB, wireless is a new feature that is sometimes more convenient for network use. As to price, it is a very good value.
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The instructions say USB supports network printers, but I have never connected one.