A laptop is a complete computer in a compact form. This means that its components can be used as elements of an ordinary computer. And the laptop display can be used to display the video signal of another computer. This task can be solved with the help of additional software: the MaxiVista application.
Instructions
Step 1
Connect your laptop and computer to the network. To do this, you need to set up wi-fi data transfer or create a network based on wired technologies: you need one switch and two patch cords. Download the program of the same name from the official website www.maxivista.com and install the server version of the program on the hard drive of your computer. You need to install the viewer client on the laptop. Before installation, it is recommended to complete the execution of all utilities that relate to video cards. As a rule, both types of software on personal computers must be installed on the system local drive of the operating system.
Step 2
Run the program on both computers. The program on the server will detect the client side over the network and establish a connection. The full version of the program supports the connection of up to four computers into a single unit for transmitting a video signal. If you have four computers, then you need to connect them together with special cables or also a wi-fi network.
Step 3
Disable Windows firewall and firewall software. Make sure that the program has access to ports 6100, 6151, 6951 and others specified in the instructions for the program. Select the "second monitor" on the laptop - specify in the desktop settings to transfer data to the second screen. MaxiVista is a paid software. For using the functions of the program, developers ask about $ 50.
Step 4
The demo version of the program is also available for download, but it has some limitations in the list of features. If you are sure that you will need this software for a long time, it is better to buy the full version, since all parameters are not available in the demo version.
