How to connect Surface Laptop to KVM Switch?

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How to connect Surface Laptop to KVM Switch?

Connect Surface to KVM Switch (Step by Step)

The Microsoft Surface laptop is a very common everyday laptop our customers use. To connect this laptop to the Avico Dual Monitor KVM Switch its very simple. The Surface Laptop will need to provide 2 video connections and USB connection to the KVM for both monitors and peripherals to communicate. 

Here's everything you'll need: 

Due to the limited ports on the Microsoft Surface laptops we highly recommend using a docking station to send the video connections over to the KVM. You may already have the Surface dock Gen 1 or Gen 2. These docking stations will send the 2 video connections and USB connection over to the KVM. The Pluggable dock is a great dock we recommend all the time, only necessary if you don't have a Surface dock. 

 

Microsoft Surface dock Gen 1

The Surface dock Gen 1 has Mini DisplayPort connections to send video to the monitors. Now you'll need 2 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters to send the two video connections to the KVM. 

Here's a diagram: 

 

Microsoft Surface dock Gen 2

The Surface dock Gen 2 has USB-C connections to send video to the monitors. Now you'll need 2 USB-C to HDMI adapters to send the two video connections to the KVM. 

Here's a diagram: 

 

Quick install video