I heard that the Security team at the new company I'll be joining in a couple weeks forbids connecting unapproved USB keyboards/mice to employee workstations. However, if you use PS/2, you can connect any keyboard and mouse you like. So it seems like users of unapproved USB keyboards could work around this policy by using a USB->PS/2 adapter.
Since the KeyMouse combines keyboard and mouse signal into a single USB connection, I'm guessing that using a single USB->PS/2 adapter with the KeyMouse will not work, and instead I need something I can plug the KeyMouse USB cable into that splits the signal into one PS/2 keyboard cable and a second PS/2 mouse cable?
Can someone on the KeyMouse team please advise what kind of adapter(s) KeyMouse users in this situation need to use?
I tried searching online (including in these forums) before posting here, but it wasn't clear from the results what I should get (see e.g. https://google.com/search?q=split+usb+into+ps/2+keyboard+and+mouse) so I figured I better ask the experts.
Thanks!
Since the KeyMouse combines keyboard and mouse signal into a single USB connection, I'm guessing that using a single USB->PS/2 adapter with the KeyMouse will not work, and instead I need something I can plug the KeyMouse USB cable into that splits the signal into one PS/2 keyboard cable and a second PS/2 mouse cable?
Can someone on the KeyMouse team please advise what kind of adapter(s) KeyMouse users in this situation need to use?
I tried searching online (including in these forums) before posting here, but it wasn't clear from the results what I should get (see e.g. https://google.com/search?q=split+usb+into+ps/2+keyboard+and+mouse) so I figured I better ask the experts.
Thanks!
It seems very unlikely that this is possible, but you could try this: https://smile.amazon.com/Minicom-Converter-Switch-Extender-0DT60002/dp/B00404YD8W/
Some KVM switches support USB mice and keyboards explicitly (and emulate them), so you should ask the security group if they have a USB KVM that they support (since it would mean that you're not plugging a generic USB device directly into the computer).
Other than that, you're probably out of luck.
Some KVM switches support USB mice and keyboards explicitly (and emulate them), so you should ask the security group if they have a USB KVM that they support (since it would mean that you're not plugging a generic USB device directly into the computer).
Other than that, you're probably out of luck.
Thanks, Cameron, much appreciate your suggestion. I zoomed in on the photo of that product and it looks like the PS/2 ports are female, which also matches the diagram linked to in the description, which suggests this isn’t quite the same thing as what I need : https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B00404YD8W-0DT60002-connection-LG.jpg (let me know if I misunderstood)
If nothing readymade exists, shouldn’t it be possible to DIY this with the KeyMouse and a couple PS/2 cables hooked up to a Raspberry Pi running a small program that forwards keyboard and mouse events from the KeyMouse over the PS/2 cables? If so, would gratefully pay anyone who could make this for me! Though hopefully it’s just a matter of finding the right combo of existing products…
If nothing readymade exists, shouldn’t it be possible to DIY this with the KeyMouse and a couple PS/2 cables hooked up to a Raspberry Pi running a small program that forwards keyboard and mouse events from the KeyMouse over the PS/2 cables? If so, would gratefully pay anyone who could make this for me! Though hopefully it’s just a matter of finding the right combo of existing products…
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