How can I use my laptop webcam in a RDP remote session?


Hi everyone! How can I use my laptop webcam in a remote session? At the moment the remote session uses the usb webcam of the client where I’ve been connected.

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Hi Tom,

Well, on RDS, there isn’t so much you can optimize but using RemoteFX:

kb.igel.com/igelos-11.05/en/performance-rdp-42010863.html kb.igel.com/igelos-11.05/en/performance-rdp-42010863.html

workspot.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/214248563-Configuring-USB-Redirection-with-RemoteFX-in-Workspot workspot.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/214248563-Configuring-USB-Redirection-with-RemoteFX-in-Workspot

Have an eye on USB Redirection and be sure, that Audio devices aren’t get redirected through USB Redirection.

kb.igel.com/igelos-11.05/en/usb-redirection-42010865.html kb.igel.com/igelos-11.05/en/usb-redirection-42010865.html

If that doesn’t work either, you could try to redirect the webcam via Native USB redirection instead:

kb.igel.com/igelos-11.05/en/usb-redirection-42010865.html kb.igel.com/igelos-11.05/en/usb-redirection-42010865.html


Hi Sebastien,

I try your solutions but it doesn’t work. The webcam from the laptop will not be used as the RDS.

Everytime it looks on the remote system for a webcam.

Is there another solution?


On RDP, there is no much more to do. Maybe looking at Fabulatech?

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