Kvm switch advice

[rageagainstmachine]

Looking for some advice regards an appropriate kvm type configuration for my particular needs.

 

My setup is as follows:

One LG 35WN75C-B 35 ultra wide monitor. The monitor has two Hdmi inputs, one display port input, and one USB C pd with alt mode. 

 

First laptop which has combined USB C Power delivery and display port. I can use one USB C cable to connect video to my monitor which also charges my laptop too.

 

My peripherals are all connected to the USB 3 ports on the back of the monitor.

 

I have a second laptop which also has USB C, but sadly not combined power delivery and display port. So I therfore power this laptop with the standard power cable. I use an hdmi cable to transfer video from the device to the same monitor. And I also use the USB C cable to allow my peripherals which are connected to my monitor, to connect to this laptop 

 

With both the hdmi and USB C cables connected to my monitor, I have been getting by, by using the selector switch on the monitor to switch laptop sources. I also then  swap the USB cable  C cable at the laptop side, to the second laptop when I want to use it as this allows my monitor to connect all my peripherals to this laptop when I'm using it.

 

Now this all works OK in practice, but I'd rather have something that allows me not to have to swap cables over etc, and with the press of a button be able to swap from one laptop to the other.

 

How can I achieve this without changing the wiring configuration of the first lapt

op. I.e. Single cable arrangement for power, video and peripherals. 

I've looked online for suitable devices but can't find something that suits. 

Any suggestions? 

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

This was a little hard for me to follow so I ended up drawing a diagram of what I think you are trying to accomplish.  Based on that, I think you need either a KVM which supports USB-C, or two docks for the laptops which then would plug into a KVM switch (which would not necessarily need to have USB-C, then).

 

Here are some USB-C switches I found:

 

• Acroname - Programmable Industrial 4-port USB Switch for USB-C
• ATEN - US3310 2-Port USB-C Gen 1 Dock Switch with Power Pass-through
• ATEN - US3342 2-Port USB-C Gen 2 Sharing Switch with Power Pass-through
• StarTech - SV221HUC4K - 2-Port Hybrid USB-A + HDMI & USB-C KVM Switch

 

Perhaps one of these will meet your needs.

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

 

[rageagainstmachine]

Thanks for taking the time to think about this! In the end I decided to buy a cheap USB 3 switch. 2 pc with 4 peripherals. This allows me to share the peripherals between both devices. I've kept my usbc cable connected between device 1 and monitor and also the hdmi between device 2 and monitor. Its only a 2 button swap over now which I'm largely content with. 

 

Thanks