Two compact remote-management models

JetKVM has introduced two smaller KVM-over-IP devices designed to provide remote video, keyboard and mouse access to computers that may be unreachable through their own operating systems. The JetKVM Mini includes wired Ethernet and is priced at $39, while the Mini W replaces the Ethernet socket with wireless connectivity and costs $42. Three-unit packs reduce the stated per-device prices to $33 and $36 respectively.

Both versions are scheduled to become available through authorized resellers on October 26, 2026, according to the company's announcement. Each uses an aluminium enclosure measuring 42 by 42 by 23 millimetres and retains JetKVM's existing browser interface, cloud option, update system and extension support.

The standard Mini connects through an RJ45 Ethernet port. After video and USB cables are attached to the target computer, its small display provides the network address needed to open the management interface in a browser. The Mini W supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi and uses Bluetooth Low Energy during browser-based network setup. It also includes radios supporting Zigbee and Thread, although the announcement focuses on Wi-Fi as its management connection.

A microcontroller-based redesign

JetKVM says it redesigned the device around an ESP32-P4X microcontroller rather than using a Linux system with separate DRAM and eMMC storage. The chip handles video capture, H.264 encoding, USB functions and the device firmware. It captures 1080p video at 30 frames per second or 720p at 60 frames per second and streams the result to a browser over WebRTC. The wireless model adds an ESP32-C5 radio.

One USB 2.0 High Speed connection links the Mini to the managed computer, presenting keyboard, mouse and virtual-media functions while also drawing power. Disk images for virtual media are stored on a user-supplied TF card. A second USB port operates at Full Speed and can provide backup power or connect revised power and serial extensions that the company says will arrive later. With external power and suitable firmware, that port can also act as a USB host.

The company says the rewritten ESP32-P4X firmware will be open source from launch. Existing functions carried over to the Mini include text paste, keyboard layouts, Wake-on-LAN, MQTT, Home Assistant integration, OIDC login and over-the-air updates with rollback. Users may also permanently enable secure boot; JetKVM says a digest of its signing key is installed in the chip's eFuse.

JetKVM is separately preparing an operating-system service for the attached computer. The company says that software will support the Mini from its release and can add screen capture at up to 4K, clipboard sharing, a guest terminal and file transfer. Those features depend on software running on the managed machine, unlike the Mini's native 1080p capture and USB controls.