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tower 20 meters away from screen, keyboard and mouse.

Hello Experts,
We need to install a couple of stations in our network far away from their towers....around 15 t0 20 meters away.
is this possible? is there any side effect ? is the signal still strong enough?

we are planning to just extend the wire as much as possible for a screen, keyboard, and mouse.
nothing wireless...all through the wire.

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15 meters will be OK, but more than that and you're asking for trouble. You'll have signal degradation and poor general performance. Here's a handy chart on options. Generally, with HDMI for example, the most you want to go is 50 feet, which is @ 15 meters.

https://sewelldirect.com/learning-center/extending-cable-lengths
this chart may help as well.  But I still suggest the KVM over I/P solution as the most cost effective.  I would think, buying boosters for USB and HDMI and The cable at the lengths you need would cost more than an IP LAN drop and kvm over IP device.  

See:  https://www.cablechick.com.au/blog/cable-length-guide/#chart
If the monitors can be VGA, here is a really cost effective extender for VGA and USB over cat5.  

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V2RD5569
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