Setting up Laptop Workstations

Setting up Laptop Workstations

Confirm cords match between monitor output options and dock input options. See linked KB to identify cords.  What is this cable called?

Components most people will have: (some users might not have a dock)

  • Monitor (1 or 2)
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Dock
  • Laptop
  • Speakers (some may have external speakers)

 

To set up a station:

  1. Place the monitors on the desk where the person wants them
  2. Situate the laptop so it is near the monitors or desk and is easy to unplug/open if we need to turn on/off the laptop
  3. Make room for the dock and plug it into an outlet
  4. Plug the monitor cables into the back of the dock and plug their power cords into an outlet
  5. Plug the laptop into the dock
  6. Plug in the rest of the externals (keyboard, mouse, speakers, etc)
    1. Most of these will plug into the dock, some may need to go into the laptop if there are to many USB fobs
  7. Power on the laptop and confirm that everything is turning on

 


Example Image of setup:

1 - Monitor Power cord (to be plugged into monitor & wall outlet)
2 - Monitor video cord (connects between monitor and dock/or laptop)
3 - Docking Station (connects to power [5] and laptop)
4 - Monitor video cord continued (connects between monitor and dock/or laptop)
5 - Dock Power cord (plugs into dock & wall outlet)



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