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00:00What's up viewers, my name is Nick and welcome back to the channel. What if I told you that you
00:06could completely control any computer, even one that's powered off, even one with a broken
00:11operating system from anywhere in the world using nothing but a web browser. And I'm not talking
00:17about some remote desktop software such as VNC or TeamViewer. Nothing needs to be installed on
00:23the target machine at all. You think that's possible? Well, that's exactly what this device
00:28does. At a fraction of the price, you would pay for something that's enterprise level.
00:33This is the Jet KVM. And before receiving this device, I honestly didn't fully understand what
00:38the fuss was about or how it worked. But after spending time with it, this device is genuinely
00:43impressive. And for the price, it's kind of ridiculous what you're getting. So in this video,
00:48I'm going to break down exactly what the Jet KVM is, who it's for, how it actually performs,
00:52and whether it's worth your purchase. So without wasting any more time, let's get into it.
01:12And welcome back. Firstly, let me quickly explain what a KVM actually is. Because if you're like me,
01:19you might be more familiar with streaming devices than with this kind of gear. KVM stands for keyboard
01:25video mouse. And a KVM device is essentially a piece of hardware that lets you remotely control
01:30another computer. This is done not through software running on that computer, but by directly
01:36intercepting the video signal coming out of it and injecting keyboard and mouse commands into it.
01:41Think of it this way. Tools like Remote Desktop, TeamViewer, or VNC, all require the target computer to
01:48be fully booted up with the operating system running and the software active. So if the machine is off,
01:55crashed, stuck at a bio screen, or even if the OS is broken, you're locked out and you'd have to
02:02physically walk up to the machine to reset or turn it on. A KVM over IP device like the Jet
02:09KVM has no such
02:10limitation. And it does not care what state the computer is in, because it works at the hardware
02:15level. If the machine is displaying anything such as a bio screen, a boot error, or a windows recovery
02:21screen, the Jet KVM is seeing it and giving you control. This is a completely different category
02:28of remote access. And that's why the home lab and IT community went absolutely crazy for this device.
02:35Let's start with the unboxing. So in the box you get the Jet KVM unit itself. It comes with a
02:41mini
02:41HDMI to HDMI cable. You get one USB type C to USB-A cable. This connects the KVM to the
02:49target
02:49computer's USB port, for both keyboard and mouse emulation, and provides power. And it comes with
02:56this USB type C Y shaped splitter cable. This is for situations where the computer cuts USB power when it
03:03shuts down, which I'll explain in a moment. Now let me talk about the hardware itself, because this is
03:10where the Jet KVM sets itself apart from other competing models. The enclosure is all metal,
03:17and that is die cast metal, adding strength and protection to its components. The build feels dense
03:23and solid in your hand, and it's way heavier than it looks. On the front it has a 1.69
03:29inch color
03:29touchscreen display. And though it has limited function, you can use it for basic navigation.
03:35It shows you the device's IP address, MAC address, how many active connections, and the status of the
03:41HDMI and USB connections. It basically looks like a smartwatch of sorts, and it's actually really useful
03:48to confirm if the device is connected or active. At the back is where you'll find all of its IO
03:55ports.
03:55It's got one USB type C. This is what connects to your target computer. One mini HDMI input. This
04:04takes the video signal from your target computer. One RJ45 Ethernet, 100 Mbps LAN port. And one RJ11
04:13extension port. This is for optional add-ons like the ATX power control board. One small note,
04:21reviewers have pointed out that the gap between the Ethernet port and the mini HDMI input is quite tight.
04:27If your Ethernet cable has a thick plastic boot on the plug, it may not fit. Just use a slim
04:34profile
04:34patch cable and you're fine. The chip inside is a Rockchip RV1106G3, a single ARM Cortex-A7 processor with
04:50H.264 and HEVC video encoding built in. It has 256 MB of DDR3L RAM and it runs a minimal
04:59Linux OS built with
05:00build root which is very lean and very efficient. Setup is easy and simple. Step 1. Plug the mini HDMI
05:08cable from the JetKVM into one of your computer's HDMI output ports. Step 2. Plug the USB Type-C to
05:16USB-A
05:17cable from the JetKVM into one of your computer's USB ports. This does two things. It powers the JetKVM
05:24and it creates the keyboard and mouse bridge. Step 3. Plug your Ethernet cable to the JetKVM
05:30and into your network switch or router. And that's it. Within a few seconds,
05:35the front display will light up and show you the IP address that the device has been assigned on your
05:41network. Now, one thing to be aware of and this tripped up a few reviewers including Jeff Gehrling.
05:47Some computers cut power to their USB ports when they shut down completely. If that happens,
05:52your JetKVM loses power when the machine turns off which defeats the purpose. That's what the
05:58Y splitter cable is for. It lets you feed a separate USB Type-C power source like a phone
06:04charger into the JetKVM so it stays powered even when the computer is off. Just be careful and be
06:10sure to use a standard 5V power source only. The Y cable is not compatible with USB power delivery
06:17chargers and using the wrong voltage can permanently damage the device. Stick to a simple 5V USB charger.
06:29Once it's connected, you just enter the IP address into any web browser on your network
06:35from another device such as your laptop, your desktop, your phone, it doesn't matter. You'll be
06:42presented with the option to create an admin password which is optional and then you're taken
06:47to the remote access interface. The web UI is really well designed. It's clean, modern and intuitive.
06:54You get a full live view of the target computer screen and you can control it with your mouse and
07:00keyboard directly in the browser window. This is the same as using TeamViewer or VNC to remotely control
07:06another device. In terms of performance, it streams 1080p videos at 60fps using hardware H.264 display
07:16encoding with a latency of around 30 to 60 milliseconds. So in practical usage, that feels
07:23very responsive and this makes mouse movements and keyboard inputs translate almost instantly.
07:46The toolbar along the side gives you access to features such as a virtual keyboard. This is a
07:53software keyboard you can pop up which is useful for sending special key combinations. Control Alt
07:59Delete button. This is always handy when dealing with Windows OS. Edit settings. This controls what
08:05monitor profile the target computer thinks it's connected to as different edit options help with
08:11display resolution and compatibility. Mouse settings. You can tweak how the mouse cursor is handled.
08:18Another feature that some take for granted that can determine whether you have a great
08:22navigation experience or not. You get live connection metrics such as latency, jitter, fps and it's all live.
08:35Virtual media and or mount drive. I will explain more on this in a second. Wake on LAN. This sends
08:42a magic
08:43packet to wake up a machine that's powered off. And I believe you must enable this feature in your bios.
08:49And OTA firmware updates. Meaning you get over the air updates built right into the interface.
08:56This is a big feature and is one of the most impressive features of the JetKVM that really sets
09:03it apart from basic remote access tools. And that is it can emulate a virtual USB drive or virtual optical
09:11drive to
09:11the target computer. Meaning you can mount an ISO file onto its internal storage. And the target computer
09:18detects it as one of its own. And get this. It works at the bios level before the OS even
09:24loads. So here's
09:26what that means in practice. Imagine your computer's operating system is completely gone. It's corrupted and
09:32it won't boot. In the old days you'd physically sit down at the machine and plug in a USB stick
09:38with a
09:38Windows or Linux installer to reinstall the entire operating system. With the JetKVM you can do that entire
09:45process remotely. So you upload your ISO to its internal storage. It can handle it because it has around 12
09:52gigabytes of usable space. You mount it. Reboot the target machine. Then go into the bios and set it to
09:59boot from that virtual drive. And install the OS from your couch. How cool is that?
10:06Or if you don't want to upload the ISO, you can point it at a direct URL and have it
10:11stream the image
10:12from the internet. There's also a browser mount option where the image streams directly from your
10:18local machine. The supported formats include ISO, IMG, QCALB2, WDI, and VMDK. You can mount images in CD mode,
10:29DVD mode, or disk drive mode depending on what the installer requires. Now believe me when I tell
10:35you that this feature alone is worth the entire price of this device for anyone who manages multiple
10:41computers.
11:02There's an optional add-on called the ATX Power Control Extension. This is a small board that mounts inside
11:09your PC in an empty PCIe slot. It connects to the JetKVM via the RJ11 port and to your motherboard's
11:17front panel header. What this gives you is the ability to remotely press the power button, the reset
11:23button, and the ability to see its power LED state all from the web interface. Combine that with Wake on
11:30LAN and you get full hardware level remote control of the machine's power state. You can cold boot it,
11:36perform a hard reset, or force it to shut down all without actually being in the room. For a home
11:42lab
11:43setup or for managing a remote server that is a serious capability. Now what if you want to access
11:49your computer not just from inside your house but from outside your network. Let's say you're at work
11:55or traveling and you need to get into your home server. It has a cloud access option called JetKVM
12:02Cloud. This uses WebRTC for encrypted peer-to-peer connections. Importantly it's fully optional so you
12:09don't have to use it. And if you'd rather keep everything local you have the option to do so. The
12:15cloud software itself is also open source so you can self-host it if you want that level of control.
12:21If
12:22you'd prefer a VPN based approach, TailScale is supported as well which is a popular choice in the
12:28home lab community. One thing to note the local web UI defaults to plain HTTP not HTTPS unless you're
12:36using the cloud service. For most home users this isn't an issue but if you're security conscious
12:42that's worth knowing. Another premium feature they provide is that it's fully open source. The entire
12:49software stack is on GitHub. This includes the Linux system image, the KVM runtime written in Go, the web UI
12:56built in React and even the cloud backend. You can SSH into the device, modify the firmware and flash your
13:04own builds. This is actually rare for a device in this category as a lot of KVM over IP products
13:11are
13:11total black boxes. The fact that the JetKVM community can audit the code, contribute improvements
13:17and even self-host the entire cloud stack is a massive plus for trust and longevity. Now let's look at
13:25some scenarios where the JetKVM would save you from a lot of unnecessary headaches. Scenario one, you've
13:30got a mini PC or home server in another room that's stuck at a BIOS error and it's asking you
13:36to press F1
13:37to continue. Normally you'd have to drag a monitor and keyboard over there to get it fixed. With the
13:44JetKVM you open a browser tab and hit F1 and you're done. How about this scenario? Unfortunately you need to
13:53perform a clean install of Windows on the PC in your office but you are at home miles away, what
13:59do you
13:59do? You simply upload the Windows ISO to the JetKVM as shown in my demonstration and restore your operating
14:07system from the comfort of your home. Now that's a tool every IT tech should have at his disposal.
14:14Scenario three, you have a small office or remote site with a server and you have a JetKVM permanently
14:20attached. If anything ever goes wrong such as an OS crash, network misconfiguration or a bricked update,
14:27you can dial in via the cloud or tail scale and fix it without sending someone on site.
14:32This saves you time and money. Scenario four, and one reviewer literally mentioned this. So their teens
14:40kept messing up their computers, so they left one attached to each computer and they were able to
14:46troubleshoot problems quickly, bringing them back online to complete their assignments. That's
14:51relatable for a lot of people. There are two things to take note of when using this device. Firstly,
14:57if the target computer is connected to multiple monitors, you can run into problems when you connect
15:03the JetKVM as there are no options to select which display it should look at and you could end up
15:08looking
15:08at an extended monitor that's not the main monitor. So if you are connecting the JetKVM to a computer
15:15that has multiple monitors, you would want to disable extended display until they include that feature
15:21in a firmware update. The second thing is that you should always check the option to hide the mouse
15:30cursor on the target computer when you have remote access. This is to prevent the secondary cursor from
15:36trailing, which is a visual distraction. So the JetKVM launched on Kickstarter at $69, where it raised
15:46nearly $6 million from over 45,000 backers, making it one of the most successful hardware crowdfunding
15:52campaigns in recent memory. It has since shipped to backers and is available through various resellers
15:58including today's sponsor, for whom I placed a link in the description. In comparison to competing
16:04enterprise level KVMs that cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The JetKVM delivers premium
16:11professional features at a price point that Homelab users and small IT teams can actually afford,
16:17which is kinda the whole point of this device and they truly delivered. So I started this review not
16:23fully understanding what a KVM device even was. And now after seeing what it can do, I'm keeping it
16:29permanently attached to my PC. So that should tell you exactly what I think about this device. So if
16:35you're interested in picking up one of these, I left a link in the description for you to purchase at
16:40the
16:41lowest price online. As mentioned, it's available for many backers, so be sure to use my affiliate link
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