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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
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==Setting Up==
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----
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'''On a Linux machine on the LMCE network:'''
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1. Install Synergy
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apt-get install synergy
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2. Create a configuration file
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nano synergy_md.conf
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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'):
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section:screens
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hostname:
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moonxx:
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end
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section:links
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hostname:
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up = moonxx
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moonxx:
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down = hostname
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end
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'''On a Media Director'''
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1. Install synergy
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apt-get install synergy
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----
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==Making the connection==
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'''On a Linux machine on the LMCE network'''
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synergys -c synergy_md.conf
  
From a Linux machine on the LMCE network:
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'''On a Media Director'''
  
#1. apt-get install synergy
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synergyc <ip address of the Linux host>
#2. nano synergy_md.conf
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#3. Paste the following in synergy_md.conf:
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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>