Depending on the operating system you are using, you may be able to remote into it from another computer on your network. I know it works with XP pro, and Vista Ultimate. My current computer is only a few week old, running Vista Ultimate. My old computer is running XP pro. I don't really like using KVM switches to switch back and forth between computers. So, I just plugged my old computer into the network and AC power and remote into it from my new computer. No extra software needed.