Note if you need to find the IP address of your Mac click on the Apple icon in the upper right corer of your screen and select System Preferences… When you start Synergy just make sure you select “Use another computers’ shared keyboard and mouse (client)”, and in the “Other Computer’s Host Name” field enter in the IP address of Mac which we will configure as the server in the next step.
#Download synergy for mac dmg install
You need to install Synergy on the Windows workstation you want to control.
If you are interested in seeing this configuration then leave a note in the comments. I’ve also configured the Vista as a server which required a little additional effort. I will show how you can use the keyboard and mouse of the Mac to control the PC.
#Download synergy for mac dmg pro
In the scenario I’m going to present I have a MacBook Pro and and a Desktop PC running Vista. Synergy consists of a client application that runs on the workstations you want to control and an application that functions as a server to which you have a keyboard and mouse you want to use. You still need dedicated monitors for each of your individuals PC’s but a single mouse and keyboard will allow you to easily operate each OS on their respective monitor(s). What is Synergy? Synergy is an application that allows you to setup individual workstations, either Mac, PC, or Linux with their own dedicated monitors and utilize a single workstation’s keyboard and mouse to move among as many different Operating Systems as you need. I’ve toyed with the idea of using the open source application Synergy for a while but have never taken the plunge until recently. I’m a huge advocate of virtual machines but you are still often limited by the available screen real estate of a single workstation. A KVM only offers a single view of one device at a time, which is challenging when you need to switch between them frequently. Working in an environment with multiple OS’s can be challenging when you have to shuffle between multiple keyboards and mice.