Keyboard/Mouse - what options are there to control my Mac from another room if walls

[benedictm]

Aloha

I have an iMac in my bedroom which I can mirror the display on my TV in my living room using the Apple TV. My question is how to control it.

I live in a basement - sorry it's a Lower Ground flat according to Estate Agents - so the walls are pretty thick. As a result there doesn't seem to be a wireless keyboard/mouse that will work in the living room from my bedroom.

Are there any other options to do this I don't know of?

cheers

Ben

 

[maflynn]

Bluetooth peripherals are your only option and those may not penetrate your thick walls

 

[benedictm]

Nope

Bluetooth doesn't cut it either. There's no way to send bluetooth or any other KB/Mouse signals over ethernet or wifi is there?

I use powerline adaptors to get ethernet/wifi round the house and they work a treat for that

 

[mooblie]

If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you could use MobileMouse:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mobile-mouse-remote-mouse/id289616509?mt=8

It works over wifi.

 

[benedictm]

Aha!

That app looks great - have bought and will try when i get home. Thanks very much - good spot!