Monitors w/ Usb Ports & Peripherals Plugged Into It

[JLCitadel]

Is it possible to use the usb ports on my monitor to have a mouse or keyboard hooked into?

 

(Tried before but it didn't work, wondering if I'm missing software)

[dizmo]

Yup, should be plug and play. Did you plug the hub of the monitor into your computer?

[Gen. Shepard]

i think it can, but you need the USB link from the monitor to the PC because otherwise it won't work 

[JLCitadel]

Just now, dizmo said:

Yup, should be plug and play. Did you plug the hub of the monitor into your computer?

Beyond the HDMI cable I used at the time nothing else connected my monitor to my computer, so what not sure what you mean by "monitor hub into pc"

[beebskadoo]

2 minutes ago, JLCitadel said:

Beyond the HDMI cable I used at the time nothing else connected my monitor to my computer, so what not sure what you mean by "monitor hub into pc"

It has to have a USB output to the computer for the USB ports on the monitor to work.

The USB ports on the monitor are just passthroughs to the computer, no USB signal is carried by the display connector.

[dizmo]

4 minutes ago, JLCitadel said:

Beyond the HDMI cable I used at the time nothing else connected my monitor to my computer, so what not sure what you mean by "monitor hub into pc"

There should be a cable that goes from the monitor to the computer for the USB hub.

 

[JLCitadel]

1 minute ago, beebskadoo said:

It has to have a USB output to the computer for the USB ports on the monitor to work.

The USB ports on the monitor are just passthroughs to the computer, no USB signal is carried by the display connector.

That's what I was thinking, so for a usb output do I just use usb->usb? or something different?

[beebskadoo]

Just now, JLCitadel said:

That's what I was thinking, so for a usb output do I just use usb->usb? or something different?

something like this. the fat end goes into the monitor and connects to the PC

[JLCitadel]

48 minutes ago, beebskadoo said:

something like this. the fat end goes into the monitor and connects to the PC

Oh wow, I had no idea that's what that was for. Thanks! I've got a ton of cables I can look through pretty quick (<3 zip ties) so I'm sure I've got one on hand, if not I know what to look for.