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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:
section:screens hostPCname: moonxx: end section:links hostPCname: up = moonxx moonxx: down = hostPCname 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>
