Here is my current set up.



I have been playing MMO's since the beginning of EverQuest and used to multi-box four accounts at once in that game, which was very simple because the game was somewhat less complicated compared to WoW due to the fact that back in the day, most of your experience was received from grinding away at killing things.



Now I mostly 3-box my 80 Paladin, Mage, Hunter combo, but have wanted to get a 5th account and computer and do the four Shaman one Death Knight combo up to level 80 as well.



But, for now, I plan on just learning to 3-box and 4-box by using one keyboard instead of the four I currently use.



I finally ordered a KVM switch, but even though I've been reading on these forums for awhile now and finally decided to post, I'm not sure it's going to do what I think it might do, so I have a few questions.



1. Once I get the KVM switch going, I know I can use the "switches" to turn the one keyboard so that it controls any one of the four computers. I'm hoping it also will (and this is what I don't know) allow me to use the one keyboard to control all four computers with one button. Meaning if I push the "1" button for what I have that spell/ability set for will it simultaneously push the "1" button on all four computers?



2. Also I know the KVM switch also allows me to hook my mice up to it as well. Will clicking my mouse button then simultaneously click the left/right mouse on all four computers?



3. The KVM switch I ordered also allows me to hook all the computers up to one monitor, I don't really want to do this so don't plan to use that feature - unless it's required. Will it be required for the KVM to work properly?



4. Lastly if this works correctly I know I've seen in other people's set-up pictures on here an alternate key-pad type device that has a LOT of buttons on it that works in conjunction with your keyboard to add a spot to program in a ton more hotkeys. Yet I never saw a name for it - what would one of those be called?



Thanks in advance for any advice and helping teach this old dog some new tricks.



Malgor

-EQ Druid from opening day of Prexus - Later my main became Malta/dwarf/priest.

-Now on Lightbringer Horde side and Malygos Alliance side.