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== Controlling an MD with a Virtual Keyboard and Mouse == | == Controlling an MD with a Virtual Keyboard and Mouse == | ||
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Control any Media Director with another machines keyboard and mouse using an application called [http://synergy-foss.org Synergy]. | Control any Media Director with another machines keyboard and mouse using an application called [http://synergy-foss.org Synergy]. | ||
− | Setting Up | + | ==Setting Up== |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''On a Linux machine on the LMCE network:''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1. Install Synergy | ||
+ | apt-get install synergy | ||
+ | 2. Create a configuration file | ||
+ | nano synergy_md.conf | ||
+ | 3. Type the following in synergy_md.conf(Replace 'hostname' with the hostname of the PC you are connecting from and 'moonxx' with the hostname of the Media Director'): | ||
+ | section:screens | ||
+ | hostname: | ||
+ | moonxx: | ||
+ | end | ||
+ | section:links | ||
+ | hostname: | ||
+ | up = moonxx | ||
+ | moonxx: | ||
+ | down = hostname | ||
+ | end | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''On a Media Director''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1. Install synergy | ||
+ | apt-get install synergy | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Making the connection== | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''On a Linux machine on the LMCE network''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | synergys -c synergy_md.conf | ||
− | + | '''On a Media Director''' | |
− | + | synergyc <ip address of the Linux host> | |
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Latest revision as of 21:03, 1 May 2011
Controlling an MD with a Virtual Keyboard and Mouse
Control any Media Director with another machines keyboard and mouse using an application called Synergy.
Setting Up
On a Linux machine on the LMCE network:
1. Install Synergy
apt-get install synergy
2. Create a configuration file
nano synergy_md.conf
3. Type the following in synergy_md.conf(Replace 'hostname' with the hostname of the PC you are connecting from and 'moonxx' with the hostname of the Media Director'):
section:screens hostname: moonxx: end section:links hostname: up = moonxx moonxx: down = hostname end
On a Media Director
1. Install synergy
apt-get install synergy
Making the connection
On a Linux machine on the LMCE network
synergys -c synergy_md.conf
On a Media Director
synergyc <ip address of the Linux host>