Product: Synergy 1
Operating system: Windows, macOS, and Linux
Synergy 1 can configure up to 15 computers (1 server and 14 client computers). Supporting more than 15 computers is possible only by using a manual configuration file, as it is not possible to simply add more than 15 computers to the configuration:
To add more computers using a manual configuration file, follow the steps below:
- Open Synergy
- File > "Save configuration as..."
In this example, we saved the file to C:\SynergyConfiguration\Synergy.sgc
Open the new Synergy.sgc file in a word document or notepad (or any text editor). The file should contain the following:
section: screens
Computer1:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer2:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer3:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer4:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer5:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer6:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer7:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer8:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer9:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer10:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer11:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer12:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer13:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer14:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Computer15:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
end
section: aliases
end
section: links
Computer1:
right = Computer2
down = Computer6
Computer2:
right = Computer3
left = Computer1
down = Computer7
Computer3:
right = Computer4
left = Computer2
down = Computer8
Computer4:
right = Computer5
left = Computer3
down = Computer9
Computer5:
left = Computer4
down = Computer10
Computer6:
right = Computer7
up = Computer1
down = Computer11
Computer7:
right = Computer8
left = Computer6
up = Computer2
down = Computer12
Computer8:
right = Computer9
left = Computer7
up = Computer3
down = Computer13
Computer9:
right = Computer10
left = Computer8
up = Computer4
down = Computer14
Computer10:
left = Computer9
up = Computer5
down = Computer15
Computer11:
right = Computer12
up = Computer6
Computer12:
right = Computer13
left = Computer11
up = Computer7
Computer13:
right = Computer14
left = Computer12
up = Computer8
Computer14:
right = Computer15
left = Computer13
up = Computer9
Computer15:
left = Computer14
up = Computer10
end
section: options
relativeMouseMoves = false
screenSaverSync = true
win32KeepForeground = false
disableLockToScreen = false
clipboardSharing = true
clipboardSharingSize = 3072
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
end
As you can see, there are two important sections of the config file, "screens" and "links". Let's place our new computer, "Computer16" right below "Computer11", but first we will first add it in the "screens" section. Right below the "Computer15" description and above "end" we will add:
Computer16:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Now, we need to add "Computer16" to the "screens" section, for that, we need to do two things: (a) Edit "Computer11" Links and (b) Add "Computer16" links.
(a) As you can see, "Computer11" links are set like this:
Computer11:
right = Computer12
up = Computer6
We now need to reference that "Computer16" is down of "Computer11". We can do that by adding the link down, like this:
Computer11:
right = Computer12
up = Computer6
down = Computer16
(b) Add "Computer16" links
Now that we edited "Computer11" links, we need to add "Computer16" to the links section, again, right below "Computer15" and above "end", like this:
Computer16:
up = Computer11
Now you can mount the new custom configuration file, at Configure>Config file:
Then press OK, and Apply to use the new configuration file.
This is just an example on how to add a 16th computer to the layout, but this also applies if your array is configured differently, for example, we are assuming you have rows of 5 monitors. However, let's say you have rows of 10 computers – you can accomplish this using a manual config file. You will just need to change the links section accordingly to set which screen is to the left/right/up/down position.
We also a help article with more information about editing text config files.
If you have further questions, please reach out to the tech support team.