Redirect Camera Input

The Redirect Camera Input feature allows you to redirect a local camera (Business app side) to a remote session (Streamer side).

This enables the remote computer to access your local camera as if it were a native webcam, allowing use cases such as:

  • Remote meetings (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom)
  • Remote collaboration requiring webcam input

When enabled, your local camera will appear as a virtual camera on the remote computer.

Supported Subscriptions

  • Splashtop
    • Access Performance
    • SOS+10 | SOS Unlimited + Access Performance
  • Splashtop Enterprise [Remote Support (Technician) | Remote Access (End-User)]
  • Splashtop Business Access [Performance]

Requirements

  • Local side: Windows 10 or later; Business app version 3.8.2.0 or newer.
  • Remote side: Windows 10 or later; Streamer version 3.8.2.0 or newer.
How to use Redirect Camera Input
  1. Start a remote session to the target computer.
  2. In the session toolbar, click Redirect Camera Input.
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  3. The system default camera on the local device will start streaming to the remote computer.

To stop using the camera, click Redirect Camera Input again to turn it off.

Remote Camera Selection (Advanced Configuration)

By default, Splashtop automatically selects a local camera for redirection.
There is currently no UI to manually choose a camera.

To specify which camera to use, configure the following registry key:

Path : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Splashtop Inc.\Splashtop Remote Client for STB
Name : RemoteCameraWebcam
Type : REG_SZ
Value: <camera device name>

Value

  • The value should be set to the exact name of the local camera device.
  • If not set, the system will automatically select a camera.

How to find the camera name

Go to Windows Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Cameras to view the camera device name.

What if I don't want my users to redirect camera?

The Splashtop team owner or super admin can disable this feature for the entire team.

Log in to my.splashtop.com with the owner or super admin role, go to Settings, and disable Redirect Camera Input.

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