KVM switches are great to connect your periperials to different computers on a click of a button. 

Do not use the dediacted USB mouse port

If your KVM switch has a dedicated USB port for a mouse: 

Do not plug in your Magic Trackpad there, otherwise unforseen things may happen.

On the console section use a generic USB port to connect your Magic Trackpad.


Tripp Liate: 2-Port DisplayPort KVM Switch
Example ports of a Tripp Lite: 2-Port DisplayPort KVM Switch


The issue is not within the KVM switch. But the Magic Trackpad may send USB HID data which is not what the KVM switch expects and described in the HID descriptor.