separate keyboard of Acer Switch 11

Hello!

I have an Acer Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171-39LB. This model allows me to separate the keyboard from the display. I was hoping at times to be able to separate the display and put it at a location that is at eye-level and leave the keyboard on the desk and connect the keyboard to the display via a USB cable. Unfortunately, once I separate the keyboard from the display, the keyboard does not work even though I connect it via a USB cable to the display. I am forced to use the on-screen keyboard. I rather use the 'real keyboard'. If anyone has a creative way around this instead of having to buy another USB keyboard, I'll be interested. THANK YOU

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billsey

Sorry, not going to be possible. USB connections tend to either allow you to use them as a host to a USB device (such as a USB port on a PC) or as a client to that host (such as the USB connectors on a mouse or keyboard). Your keyboard has a connection on the side that connects to the computer that acts as a client and a port on the side that acts as a host. You can't switch the functions...

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billsey

Sorry, not going to be possible. USB connections tend to either allow you to use them as a host to a USB device (such as a USB port on a PC) or as a client to that host (such as the USB connectors on a mouse or keyboard). Your keyboard has a connection on the side that connects to the computer that acts as a client and a port on the side that acts as a host. You can't switch the functions...