Sipeed NanoKVM IP-KVM Mini Remote Control Operations Maintenance Server, 2Gbit 256MB DDR3 RISC-V Linux Development Board, 1TOPS NPU 1GHz C906 RISC-V CPU, USB HDMI 100M Network Port (Black Full Kit)

Sleek hardware, dead-simple setup, and rock-solid functionality. Incredible value for money—this tiny beast replaced my clunky old KVM effortlessly. Perfect for any tech freak's remote lab setup.

This is an essential tool for managing headless nodes when one simply doesn't want to deal with connecting a monitor and screen. The form factor is convenient and the KVM is capable, plus it doesn't hurt that the code for it is open source. Worth having.

This device works exactly as described. All you need is an open video port on your computer and a hardwired ethernet port to plug into. I’m not able to control the needed machine even from outside my network after setting up a VPN connection.

So far, this is very impressive but a little lacking. First, it's odd it does not come with an HDMI cable. I bought a short, thin one here from Amazon for $6. It does include the ATX daughter-board to control powering on or off a tower computer, but it's usually sold separately with other IP-KVMs. This device is used to control a computer (mini PC, tower, laptop, desktop, etc...) remotely over the network via the web browser of another computer! No software is needed to install and get it working. However, this does replace the monitor of the remote PC. There is no video pass-through. But you can see the monitor in your browser from another computer instead. This means you can access any operating system and can enter the BIOS (even update the BIOS) remotely with no software required! If you want to access from anywhere in the world, it uses the free TailScale app for encryption and security. The app is free from GitHub. The software on this IP-KVM is open source, so no worries about viruses or other nonsense. There is no further cost, meaning no subscriptions or upsells. This device just works. It's small, light weight, can use power from a single USB port (which also conveys the keyboard and mouse to the target computer) and it is hardwired network access only (no wifi) and it does not carry audio, just K(eyboard) V(ideo) and M(ouse). It's hard to believe these are so tiny, inexpensive and easy to setup and use. One of these controls one computer. If you have several computers you want to control remotely at the same time, then you would buy a NanoKVM for each computer. The computer you are connecting FROM does not need anything other than a web-browser. Again, no software to install and only the target computer needs the NanoKVM. This is handy for me to set up computer downstairs with new Windows installs, updates, BIOS settings, all from my bedroom upstairs. The computers I work on are put on my workbench downstairs. I used to have to go up and down the stairs constantly to check on the state of the update/install. Now I just lay in bed with my wireless laptop near me and I can monitor the progress while checking email or watching videos by simply leaving a browser tab open. Where has this been all my life??

I bought this in April ~7months ago. I got it set up, and left it plugged into my home server 24/7 so that if I ever could not SSH into my server I could still manage it. When I actually needed it to work last week it did not. I re-flashed the internal SD card and it still will not power on. I do not know when it stopped working but it did not even last 8 months, and I never used it beyond setting it up/testing it when it arrived. Waste of time and money.

Works as advertised, but be aware that if your PC needs to be on a wired network you will need to run 2 cables to the computer, one for it and one for this KVM. Would be better if the KVM was wifi compatible, my use case requires that the computer be on a dedicated high speed connection.

Sadly didn't work as i needed. Seems only works with specific motherboards. couldn't make it work as simple as it should have been.

This had everything I needed to get a remote console on a machine that didn't have it. I've used this on a few machines. I intend to get a few more.