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How to share one mouse, keyboard and copy/paste clipboard between multiple computers

Do you have more than one PC at home? Do you work with your laptop and PC at the same time? If yes, this instruction is for you to control all of your PC or Laptops with only one mouse and keyboard. This means you want to share a mouse or keyboard and also your copy clipboard with multiple computers.

First, you must download and install synergy on all of your computers. Then select one computer as the main one and share its keyboard and mouse between the others. To setup synergy on the main server (the main computer) follow the simple instruction in following video:

Now you must install and configure synergy on the other computers. Follow the instruction in following video:

In the case that your synergy doesn't operate, means you must configure firewall at all computers and add synergy to allowing programs. Assume you have McAfee installed in your main computer. Usually McAfee adds all three components of synergy for allowing programs. If not, follow the below instruction described in the video to add them in McAfee. Please note that after adding these three components (synergy.exe, synergyc.exe and synergys.exe) you must also assign an open port which you considered in synergy in the McAfee to tell McAfee not to block the mentioned port. This is described in the video, too.:
  Now, we assume we have Eset Smart Security in the other computers. In ESET, you must add all three synergy components to firewall programs one by one. Follow the below video step by step to do that.. Ok, Done, Now you can share one mouse and keyboard and also copy/paste clipboard in multiple computers.

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