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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 | apt-get install synergy | ||
− | + | 2. Create a configuration file | |
nano synergy_md.conf | 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 | section:screens | ||
− | + | hostname: | |
moonxx: | moonxx: | ||
end | end | ||
section:links | section:links | ||
− | + | hostname: | |
up = moonxx | up = moonxx | ||
moonxx: | moonxx: | ||
− | down = | + | down = hostname |
end | end | ||
'''On a Media Director''' | '''On a Media Director''' | ||
− | + | 1. Install synergy | |
apt-get 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> |
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>