Sharemouse For Mac
ShareMouse v4 - Manual Introduction ShareMouse allows you to control multiple Macs or Windows computers with the mouse or keyboard of any other computer: Moving the mouse to the screen of another computer, causes the mouse pointer to jump to that screen, allowing you to control a remote computer: ShareMouse transmits mouse/keyboard actions through the existing network connection. Each computer can control the cursor of any other computer within the network, in any direction.
There is no static 'master' or 'slave' role. You can and between Mac and Windows computers.
The monitor manager allows you to for seamless mouse transitions. ShareMouse creates profiles for each work place. Unused displays can be. Arrow trails help finding the mouse cursor in large monitor arrays. Advanced options when operating near the edges of a monitor. ShareMouse can, and between computers.
Network traffic can be. Multiple workplaces can be isolated from each other by enabling the. Software Installation ShareMouse consists of a small program, that runs on each and computer you wish to control.
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Windows installation You can either install the ShareMouse client on the computer or alternatively run it from an USB memory device in. the installation file. Double-click the setup program and follow the on-screen instructions. Repeat the installation on all computers. If you purchased a license, on one ShareMouse installation.
ShareMouse service The Windows installation procedure installs a Windows service with following benefits:. Remote control of. Remote control between applications running with different access rights (admin vs.
Resource optimisation is one of most sought after skill in the industry. Having Windows and a Mac machine on a single desk doesn’t mean you’ll need separate set of keyboard and mouse for both of your desktops. The image above shows the configuration of ShareMouse from my Mac Mini. Screens A and C are attached to the Mac Mini directly via the Thunderbolt and HDMI ports. But screen C is actually the screen of my MacBook Pro which sits on my desk just to the right of my Mini’s 24″ display (screen A).
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remote login/lock, shutdown The ShareMouse client appends '(service)' to the program name if it has been launched by the ShareMouse service. The ShareMouse service is not available in as it requires an installation on the guest computer. If you need to restart ShareMouse with the service installed, you need to restart the ShareMouse service. Do not restart ShareMouse like a regular program. Portable Mode If you do not have permissions to install ShareMouse or if you occasionally want to use ShareMouse on a PC, you can alternatively run it from an USB memory device:.
the ShareMouse Portable Edition ZIP file. Extract the ZIP file contents into any folder of the USB device. Double-click the program file ' ShareMouse.exe' located in the program folder on the USB device. ShareMouse automatically enables Portable Mode if it detects being launched from a USB storage device. If USB device detection fails, you can force portable mode by launching ShareMouse with command-line parameter -portable. In portable mode, ShareMouse does not write any files onto a guest computer.
ShareMouse must be authorized in Apple macOS accessibility settings on all Macs, that you wish to remote control: In Mac macOS 10.10 ('Yosemite') and later, this setting is available in System Preferences » Security & Privacy » Privacy. In Mac macOS 10.9 ('Mavericks'), this setting is available in System Preferences » Security » Privacy » Accessibility. Click the pad lock to unlock the settings and check-mark ShareMouse in the list of applications. Important: Each ShareMouse update requires to uncheck and check this setting again. EVEN MORE IMPORTANT: If such re-confirmation of the privacy setting is required. Exit ShareMouse before re-applying the checkmark in macOS privacy setting as otherwise mouse clicks may not work anymore for unknown reasons. In such case, press the power button for a couple of seconds to perform a system reset.
Getting Started. Launch ShareMouse on all computers. The ShareMouse symbol shows up in the lower right of the Windows task bar (in the upper right menu bar on a Mac): Windows hides icons of newly installed programs in a task bar sub menu by default. To make it permanently visible, click the rectangle icon and drag the ShareMouse symbol into the task bar:. All computers must be connected to the same local network. Grant ShareMouse permission to pass the firewall.
A successful connection is indicated by a green circle with a check mark in the: Perfect! If you see this icon on all computers, ShareMouse is ready to use! Visit the if ShareMouse clients do not connect.
Remote control a computer To control another computer. Move the mouse to any monitor of the computer you wish to control.
Alternatively, press the (if configured). ShareMouse automatically determines the monitor position of the remote computer from the direction you move the mouse: If the mouse is moved beyond the right-hand side of a monitor, ShareMouse assumes the remote PC being located right.
This works in any direction. For ambiguous positions in multi-monitor configurations, ShareMouse displays letters from A-Z, allowing you to select the desired monitor by pressing the corresponding letter: The mouse cursor then magically jumps to the monitor of the remote computer, allowing you to control programs on that remote computer with the mouse and keyboard of the controlling computer. You can also or between computers. Move back the mouse to the controlling PC or repeatedly press the ESC to cancel the remote control. Monitor Manager The Monitor Manager allows you to review and fine-tune the monitor positions.
To open the ShareMouse Monitor Manager, click the ShareMouse tray icon and select Monitor Manager from the menu: SHIFT-click the ShareMouse icon for quick access to the Monitor Manager. The Monitor Manager visualizes the monitor positions of all connected computers: Click and drag the monitor symbols to match the layout with the monitor positions on your desk. The local monitor is indicated by a thicker border. Hover monitor symbols for additional information. The relative positions of multiple monitors of one computer must be configured in the Display Properties of the operating system on the remote computer. Multiple monitors of one computer must be lined up without gaps or overlaps.
Monitor Layout Profiles Sharemouse automatically creates separate monitor layout profiles if a computer is used in different work places.ShareMouse automatically switches to the corresponding monitor layout. Example: If you have a laptop used at home (with a Mac on the right and another Windows PC on the left) and at work (with three Windows PCs on the right), ShareMouse automatically switches configuration correspondingly. Register your license key on the roaming computer. This computer will license all other connected computers over the network connection wherever you work. Data Transfer ShareMouse allows you to or to between computers. Drag & Drop files Drag one or multiple files or file folders to the monitor of the desired target computer to intuitively exchange files: ShareMouse automatically transmits those file(s) and folder(s) to the remote computer. Check the if you experience problems.
Clipboard Transfer ShareMouse can copy & paste the clipboard between multiple computers:. Copy contents into the clipboard on one computer, e.g. With the system hotkey CTRL+ C. Move the mouse to the monitor of the desired target computer. Press the remote paste hotkey CTRL+ V to insert the clipboard on the target computer. Supported formats Clipboard transfer supports files, formatted and unformatted text and bitmaps. Files, unformatted and formatted text are supported in any direction between any Windows and Mac OS combination.
Bitmaps embedded in a text document can be transferred between Windows PCs. Macs cannot transfer embedded bitmaps in a text document as macOS uses a special variation of Rich text format (called '). Solution: Transfer the bitmap as a file and then move the transferred bitmap file into the text editor on the Mac. HTML is supported between Windows PCs.
If no RTF version is contained in the HTML contents, Macs default to plain text. The paste command in program menus will not insert the remote but the local clipboard. To paste remote clipboard contents, you must use the remote paste hotkey. The remote paste hotkey can be customized in the, giving you the choice of pasting the local or remote clipboard. ShareMouse can transfer files but no program windows between computers. Each computer runs their own programs. Check the if you experience problems with clipboard synchronization.
Program Settings To configure ShareMouse, click the ShareMouse tray icon and select Settings from the popup menu: For quick access to settings ALT-click the task bar icon. Switching Options under Settings » Switching simplify navigation in large monitor setups:. ' Equalize monitor dimensions' funnels the mouse between monitors of different sizes to prevent the mouse bump against monitor borders. ' Wrap around monitors' teleports the mouse cursor to the opposite end of a large monitor setup when it reaches the border of the combined work space.
Example: If you move the move beyond the most right-hand side of a monitor layout, the pointer will jump to most left side of the left monitor. Prevent unwanted switching To prevent unwanted mouse transitions between computers, choose from following options under Settings » Switching:. ' In full-screen program windows' prevents the mouse to leave the monitor if the active program window is displayed in full-screen.
' In maximized program windows' prevents the mouse to leave the monitor if the active program window is maximized. ' In monitor corners' prevents mouse switching if you move the mouse near monitor corners, e.g. To avoid switching in case you want to click buttons of a windows title bar. Monitor switching can be configured to require CTRL, SHIFT or ALT being pressed to be able to switch between monitors. Enable option Double-tap monitor border to override switch prevention to temporarily override any of the above switch prevention features.
Temporarily disable ShareMouse To temporarily disable ShareMouse, click the task bar icon while holding the CTRL-key. Repeat this action to re-activate ShareMouse. On Macs, press the CMD-key instead. QuickJump Hotkey The customizable QuickJump hotkey under Settings » Switching moves the mouse pointer instantly to a specific monitor without the need to move the mouse all the way across large monitor setups.
If the setup consists of two monitors, the mouse cursor jumps to the opposite monitor. For more than two monitors, letters from A to Z are shown on each monitor. Press the letter to jump to that monitor.
To cancel QuickJump, touch the mouse of the remote controlled computer or press the ESC. While you can use different hotkeys on each computer, we recommend to use the same hotkey as it allows you toggling between monitors with the same easy-to-memorize hotkey. Exchange Under Settings » Exchange you can enable the and feature and configure the hotkey to paste the contents of a remote computer's clipboard. We recommend to use the remote clipboard paste hotkey CTRL+ SHIFT+ V. This allows you to decide case-by-case whether to paste the local computers clipboard contents (with the system hotkey CTRL+ V) or to paste the remote clipboard contents by adding the SHIFT-key. Synchronization ShareMouse can sync several events on all connected computers as c onfigured under ' Settings » Exchange » Synchronization'. Shutdown Option Settings » Exchange » Shut down shuts down the local computer automatically after a security notification countdown, if any other connected computer was shut down.
Unfortunately, macOS sends the same internal signal for user logout and shutting down a Mac. All computers will shut down, even if you just log out from another Mac. Use the shutdown synchronization feature with care if you log out from a Mac. Latest Windows 10 updates seem to follow implementing the awkward macOS behavior.
Windows now also does not send a shutdown signal anymore. We have to figure out whether this is a Windows bug or an intentional design change. Suspend If option ' Suspend' is enabled under Settings » Exchange, the local computer is suspended after a security notification countdown, if any of the connected computers enters suspend mode. Suspended computers must be wake up with local input devices.
Lock If option ' Lock' is enabled under Settings » Exchange, the local computer locks after a security notification countdown, if any other computer enters lock screen. Windows PC can be locked with the system hotkey WIN+ L. On a Mac, click the user name in the menu bar and select menu option ' Login window'.
During ShareMouse installation on a Windows PC, the default option ' Remote login' must have kept been enabled. Repeat the installation procedure if you opted this setting out accidentally.
Screen saver If option ' Screen saver' is enabled under Settings » Exchange, the screen saver of the local computer is activated if the screen saver activates on any other computer. The Mac screen can optionally be configured to enable a custom log in dialog which, unfortunately, is not supported by the ShareMouse auto-login feature. Unlock/Login If option ' Unlock/Login' is enabled under Settings » Exchange, ShareMouse automatically unlocks/logs into the local computer with the configured user account information, if you log in on any other ShareMouse connected computer. This feature is not available in. Any ShareMouse connected user can unlock your computer without entering a password. ShareMouse stores the user login credentials with AES encryption. Do not use this feature in security critical environments!
Make sure to in ShareMouse to restrict the clients who can connect. On a Mac, we strongly recommend to enable 'Remote Login' (SSH access) in macOS System Preferences » Sharing » Enable 'Remote Login' to prevent permanently locking yourself out from the Mac in case of malfunction. Keys (Mac only) ShareMouse for Mac can optionally translate the Windows modifier keys CTRL, ALT, WIN to the Mac equivalents CMD, OPTION and CONTROL. If you experience issues with mouse drag operations while pressing any key, try if toggling option ' IOHID input simulation' helps. If you experience issues when working in Remote Desktop sessions or virtual machines on the Mac, try if toggling option ' Simulate CTRL, SHIFT, CMD and Option key as flag event' helps. Secure input warning The 'Secure Input ' macOS system function is designed to protect sensitive text input (such as password input) against spying malicious 3rd party programs. Unfortunately, some applications do not release this shield after intended use and any following keyboard input keeps being invisible for 3rd party apps, including ShareMouse.
The ShareMouse option ' Secure input warning' issues a warning if that happens to allow you take action (e.g. By restarting the faulty application). Unfortunately, on a unknown selection of Macs, calling of this macOS system function adds significant CPU load. If you experience high CPU load, please disable this option.
Changing this option requires a Mac restart. Work around: Disable 'auto-submit' feature of any auto-login feature and/or close and restart the application, that caused the interference. If you experience high CPU load, disable option ' Secure input warning' which triggers a system task which may seem to stuck on a few Macs. A restart of your Mac is required. Network Configuration Password Protection By default, ShareMouse adds any other ShareMouse installation in a local network to your setup automatically. To separate work places with a group of computers from each other in a shared network environment, configure a separate password for each work place:. Open the ShareMouse ' Settings' and switch to section ' Network'.
Enable the password option and enter a password. Repeat above steps on all computers you wish to group.
Only clients with the same password can now connect to the group. Password-protection automatically enables AES encryption of network data such as keyboard input, mouse coordinates, clipboard transfer and file transmission data. If one ShareMouse installation is password-secured, all ShareMouse clients must be password-protected as well. Software Update Check We strongly recommend to keep the program up-to-date with the built-in internet update check. To check for updates, connect your computer to the internet, click the ShareMouse tray icon and select About ShareMouse » Check for Updates.
Under Settings » Network » Online Updates » Check for Updates, the update check can be configured to only notify you about critical, minor or experimental updates: Setting Description No update check Disables automatic update check. Not recommended as you will not be informed about important bug fixes! Important Updates Informs about important updates that may fix critical bugs. Recommended for companies with a conservative update policy.
Minor Updates Choose this setting if you want to have the very latest version, including minor improvements. Experimental Updates Use only if you expect a customization provided by us or if we instructed you to configure this option for technical support purposes. Beta versions Informs about ShareMouse beta versions. Port changes must be applied to all connected ShareMouse clients!. ShareMouse programs must be able to pass the firewall through the ports in the local network. You may need to update firewall settings after changing ports!
Please check the in case of network connection issues. Client Management ShareMouse sends out its own connection information (IP address & port info) if option ' Settings » Network » Broadcast own connection info via UDP' is enabled, allowing other clients to find and connect automatically. If you want ShareMouse to connect to a specific network adapter of another computer, you can add ShareMouse clients by entering the IP address of the preferred network adapter:. Enter the IP address of the preferred network adapter of each client.
Enter the TCP port which is configured under Settings » Network (default is TCP 6555). Click the Plus symbol to add the clients.
ShareMouse shows a list of computer names of all found clients. An antenna icon indicates a connected client. Miscellaneous Panic Hotkey The panic hotkey ESC (on the upper left side of your keyboard) cancels any active remote control, e.g., in the rare case of any undefined system state or if you visually 'lost' the mouse cursor in large monitor setups. Under Settings » Misc, you can customize, how many times ESC must be pressed in order to recognize your state of panic. Example: If you configure two panic key repetitions, the first ESC press would be sent to the remote computer and the second ESC press would trigger panic and cancels the remote control. Send CTRL-ALT-DEL On a Windows-PCs, you can configure a hotkey under Settings » Misc for the local computer, that issues the infamous CTRL+ ALT+ DEL keyboard shortcut on the remote PC. The hotkey must be different from CTRL+ ALT+ DEL.
This feature requires a. Monitor Dimming ShareMouse can optionally dim inactive monitors if enabled under Settings » Misc Darker dim levels emphasize the active monitor but makes it more difficult to read contents on inactive monitors. Arrows indicate the mouse travel direction: Disable dimming if the feature causes video programs to quit full-screen.
If dimming is disabled, arrow trails are disabled as well. Scroll-Speed The scroll speed setting under Settings » Misc allows you to compensate scroll speed variations, caused by different mouse/trackpad driver settings on a remote computer.
The scroll direction can also be reversed. Show Notifications Helpful notifications can be enabled under Settings » Misc. Example: You may have configured ShareMouse to in maximized program windows.
If you later forget this setting and repeatedly try to move the mouse to another monitor, it would issue a notification, reminding you about the setting. It also offers you to change the setting. Without such notification, you may infinitely try until total exhaustion. They are a life saver.
Launch at Login If Mac-only feature ' Launch at Login' is enabled under Settings » Misc, ShareMouse launches automatically after logging in. On Windows PC, ShareMouse launches on system start by default. Launch at Login Screen This Mac-only feature under Settings » Misc enables you to remotely log onto a Mac from a remote computer right after power up or after a power cycle. This feature may not work on Mac devices, that do not enable the required network connection in the pre-boot login screen. Reference License Registration A license key is registered on one single computer (of a computer workgroup in following easy steps.
on our online shop. You will receive a license key by email. Copy the entire license key into the clipboard. Click the ShareMouse program system tray icon and select Register for professional use.
The license key should appear in the input field and will be registered after you click the button Register. You only need to register one single computer per group of computers you wish to link together with ShareMouse. Unregistered computers of a group of computers will automatically get a temporary license upon connection with a registered computer. One separate license is required for each separate group of computers. Only one computer needs to be registered with that license key. The license key registration is an one-time procedure. An internet connection is required to store the license key association to your hardware on your online license database.
Only your license key, program version number, the language and hardware ID is transmitted to us during this procedure. Please reboot a Mac if ShareMouse can't connect to other ShareMouse clients after registration.
If no internet connection is available on any computer, we recommend you to run ShareMouse from an USB stick. You can then insert the USB stick onto any other guest computer that has internet connection and register the license from there.
The license will be tied to the USB stick for use with any PC (see also chapter '). License De-Registration To apply a new license key (for a maintenance renewal) or if you wish to use the license key for another installation, you can de-register the license key from the current installation: Click the ShareMouse task bar icon and select About ShareMouse » Release license key. If you removed ShareMouse from the computer before deregistering the license key, just reinstall ShareMouse, register your license key and then de-register it again.
This operation requires an internet connection in order to delete the license key association in our online database. Only your license key, the version number, the language and hardware ID is transmitted to us during this procedure. Maintenance renewal To renew for an existing registered installation:.
the current license key. the new license key. License status To review the current license status and maintenance time left, click the ShareMouse task bar icon and select About ShareMouse. Program States ShareMouse indicates its current status by its icon in the lower right of the Windows task bar or if using a Mac, on the upper right of the status bar: Icon Explanation ShareMouse is loaded and awaiting connection by another client on the network. This is the initial state. If you cannot establish a connection to any other PC, read chapter '.
ShareMouse has found another ShareMouse client on the network and is ready to use. You can now start remote controlling the other computer (see chapter '). ShareMouse is currently remote controlling another PC and is sending the cursor position and keyboard to the remote PC. ShareMouse is. ShareMouse issues a warning. Hover icon to get details.
ShareMouse has not found a network adapter or is waiting for configuration. Hover icon to get details.
Windows hides task bar icons by default. Please make sure to enable the ShareMouse task bar icon as it displays important program status information. Uninstall ShareMouse. Quick help for IT Pros Network ports TCP 6555 and UDP 1046 must be open for ShareMouse on all computers. This step-by-step Troubleshooting assists you if you cannot establish a network connection at all:. Make sure that no 'security' program such as 'Antivirus/AntiSpyware'-scanner programs blocks network traffic of the ShareMouse keyboard hook.
If you on any ShareMouse client, make sure to configure the same password in all other ShareMouse clients of one work place. If you on any ShareMouse client, enable encryption on all other ShareMouse clients of a work place as well. The mouse & keyboard must not be touched for a few seconds before you can remote control that PC. This restriction avoids confusion of users which may be caused by other users trying to remote control that computer. Please check that no other 3rd party program is simulating keyboard or mouse input on the PC which may prevent ShareMouse from activating the remote control.
Make sure that your computers are network connected with a Ethernet or Wireless LAN connection. This is an essential system requirement. The computer name of each connected PC must be unique. If a computer is connected to the same network by multiple network adapters, disable automatic client search in the ShareMouse and specify the IP addresses of the computers manually.
If using multiple network adapters simultaneously, each adapter must connect to a separate(!) subnet. Have you All ShareMouse programs must be granted access to the local network. A permanent connection/disconnection cycle indicates that one of the computer's firewall is accepting incoming connection attempts but block incoming answers. In such case, you must solve the firewall issue: The built-in Windows firewall may lock programs even if you granted access. In this case, exit ShareMouse, open the firewall settings and delete all ShareMouse related 'exceptions' rules and launch ShareMouse again. Than grant ShareMouse network access if the firewall warn message appears. Mac Firewall: macOS creates a firewall rule based on the combination of the App and the folder it has been launched from.
If you move the App you need to delete the macOS firewall rule manually and have macOS create a new rule based on the new file location. Certain firewall products may still affect the network connection, even if they are 'disabled'. For testing, you may consider uninstalling any network related 3rd party software and reboot your PC just to check whether it resolves the issue. Make sure to disable any 'MAC filter' in your router, that may prevent a network connection between the computers. If using a router or switch, try a direct crossover cable instead, to eliminate the risk that such devices are blocking ports.
You can configure ShareMouse to use a specific network adapter in the. Restart the router, switch and computers to check if it solves any issue. Make sure, that any network hardware (switches, routers, firewalls, etc.) uses the latest firmware version. Close all other running programs and unnecessary background processes on all computers except ShareMouse to isolate incompatibility issues and to verify that no other application may lock the network or filter out any network traffic. Especially, 'security' software may block network traffic. The required UDP ports may be blocked by your network's security credentials. Make sure that ShareMouse is allowed to broadcast UDP as this is the method, ShareMouse sends the mouse/keyboard input to the networked computers.
Sometimes this is blocked by Routers/Switches as they consider it 'UDP flooding'. If you changed the default UDP port in ShareMouse, make sure that you apply this change to all ShareMouse installations on all computers. All ShareMouse installations must use the same UDP port!. ShareMouse may work via VPN and other advanced network configurations but we won't be able to provide assistance here. Please check with your IT admin. Verify general network functionality Ensure that all computers have the TCP/IP protocol installed:.
On any of your computers, click Start » Run » Enter cmd » confirm with OK to open the 'terminal window'. In the terminal window, type ping localhost and press Enter. If you receive 'Request timed out', the computer's TCP/IP configuration is seriously malfunctioning.
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Find out the IP addresses To continue troubleshooting, you need to know the IP address of the computers. These are the unique IDs under which the PCs can be identified and reached on the network:. In the terminal window, type ipconfig and press Enter to output a list of network adapters on the computer and their respective IP address (labeled 'IPv4'). IP addresses for local network usually begin with 169.254.x.y or 192.168.x.y (whereas x and y are numbers between 0255). If the IP address does not begin with either 169 or 192, the network adapter is most likely connected to the internet instead of a local network.
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ShareMouse however does not work over the internet. If everything looks OK, write down the IP address of the computers as you will need them for the next step Check basic network communication Now, try to call the opposing computer with the ping command:.
In the terminal window, type ping x.x.x.x (where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the opposite PC) and then press Enter. If you receive 'Request timed out', the calling PC cannot find the other PC on the network. Check for port conflicts In very rare occasions, it may be that the UDP port being used by ShareMouse are already occupied by another application:. You can find the UDP port used by ShareMouse in chapter '. In the terminal window of all PCs, type netstat -a and then press Enter. Check the output whether any other application is using a port that is also used by ShareMouse.
If a port is already occupied by another program, choose another port in the ShareMouse settings (see chapter '). Still no joy? We are sorry to hear that and we are aware, that computer networking can be tricky. We kindly ask for your understanding, that the low license fee does not include individual computer network consulting services. The complexity of possible hardware/software configurations makes it impossible for us to provide individual support on network configuration issues. A stable and working network connection is considered a basic system requirement for ShareMouse. Please ask your local IT administrator for assistance or check out networking tutorial websites for help.
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ShareMouse is a program that allows you to control multiple computers with a single mouse & keyboard, just move the mouse pointer to the computer you wish to control. When you reach the border of the monitor, the mouse cursor magically jumps to the neighboring monitor and you can then control that computer. Unlike an KVM switch, there is no need to press any button or turn a switch. All mouse and keyboard input is encrypted and transmitted over your existing Ethernet or Wireless LAN network connection. No extra hardware is required.