Adder Technology TS4 manual How does Synchrony work?, Synchrony configuration tips

How does Synchrony work?

Synchrony is a small software utility that runs on each of your computer	Synchrony configuration tips
systems and continually tracks the current mouse cursor position. One system is	In combination with the installation instructions provided with the Synchrony
designated as the ‘primary’ and the other systems use standard network links to	utility, please consider these configuration tips:
report their mouse cursor information back to it.	• You are recommended to use a native serial port or third-party serial card on
The primary system has an extra communication link directly to the Adder TS4	the primary system. USB to serial adapters will work, but won’t provide such
switch. When the Synchrony utility detects that the cursor has moved over the	a rapid switching action between systems.
edge of a screen boundary, it instructs (via the primary computer) the Adder	• Option switch 5 is used to place the Adder TS4 into Synchrony mode,
TS4 to switch the common keyboard and mouse through to the appropriate	however, the setup switches are only consulted during the power on phase,
computer.	or when the TS4 is reset using option switch 8. Moving option switch 5
The Adder TS4 and Synchrony combination minimises any potential security risks	whilst the unit is on will have no effect.
in two important ways:	• For each system, the screen name that you enter in the Synchrony setup
• The network messages flowing between the systems contain only benign	must be the name that identifies the system on the network (it cannot be
cursor positioning reports.	random). In Windows this can be found in My Computer > Properties >
• All keyboard and real mouse data flow only through the direct keyboard and	Computer Name. Alternatively, you can discover the screen name by running
	the Synchrony software and selecting “Advanced”. The computer name of
mouse connections via the Adder TS4, not via the network.
	the current computer is then shown in the Screen Name field.
The Synchrony utility provides straightforward configuration in which you
can define the connected systems, their network identities and their relevant
switching scenarios. The primary system runs Synchrony in server mode whereas		Full instructions on how to install
the other systems run Synchrony within its client mode.
		and configure Synchrony are
Cursor position data sent to primary system via standard network links		included with the utility which
		can be downloaded from this
		location:
		www.adder.info/synchrony

The primary
system runs	PC1	PC2	PC3	PC4	Cursor currently
the Synchrony	(PRIMARY)				active on system
utility in Server					PC4
mode. All
other systems
run the utility
in Client mode.
					Common keyboard and mouse
					links switched through to the
					currently active system (PC4)

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Switching commands sent from primary system via special serial link

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