Get Started with Webcam for Remote Desktop

Server

• Download and install Webcam for Remote Desktop Server on the remote Windows PC you will be connecting to.

Thin client

Activate redirection in remote desktop connection configuration:

• RDP
  • Go to Setup > Configuration > System > Firmware Customization > Features
    and enable FabulaTech USB Redirection or FabulaTech Scanner for Remote Desktop or both.
    • If FabulaTech USB Redirection feature is enabled, you need to do the following:
      • Check FabulaTech USB Redirection checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > RDP > RDP Global > FabulaTech USB Redirection
      • Uncheck Enable native USB redirection checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > RDP > RDP Global > Native USB Redirection
    • If FabulaTech Scanner for Remote Desktop feature is enabled, you need to do the following:
      • Check FabulaTech Scanner for Remote Desktop checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > RDP > RDP Global > FabulaTech Scanner Redirection
      • Uncheck Enable native USB redirection checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > RDP > RDP Global > Native USB Redirection
  • Launch our daemon (one time only). In the
    Configuration > System > Firmware Customization > Custom Commands > Desktop > Final desktop command
    add the command:
    /usr/sbin/ftwebcamd -d
  • Create a new RDP connection profile:
    Configuration > Sessions > RDP > RDP Sessions - Add
  • Launch RDP Session and connect to the remote Windows PC. Webcams available for redirection will appear in the taskbar menu under the Webcam for Remote Desktop icon.
• Citrix
  • Go to Setup > Configuration > System > Firmware Customization > Features
    and enable FabulaTech USB Redirection or FabulaTech Scanner for Remote Desktop or both.
    • If FabulaTech USB Redirection feature is enabled, you need to do the following:
      • Check FabulaTech USB Redirection checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > Citrix > Citrix Global > FabulaTech USB Redirection
      • Uncheck Native USB Redirection checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > Citrix > Citrix Global > Native USB Redirection
    • If FabulaTech Scanner for Remote Desktop feature is enabled, you need to do the following:
      • Check FabulaTech Scanner for Remote Desktop checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > Citrix > Citrix Global > FabulaTech Scanner Redirection
      • Uncheck Native USB Redirection checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > Citrix > Citrix Global > Native USB Redirection
  • Launch our daemon (one time only). In the
    Configuration > System > Firmware Customization > Custom Commands > Desktop > Final desktop command
    add the command:
    /usr/sbin/ftwebcamd -d
  • Create a new Citrix connection profile.
  • Launch Citrix Session and connect to the remote Windows PC. Webcams available for redirection will appear in the taskbar menu under the Webcam for Remote Desktop icon.
• VMware Horizon
  • Go to Setup > Configuration > System > Firmware Customization > Features
    and enable FabulaTech USB Redirection or FabulaTech Scanner for Remote Desktop or both.
    • If FabulaTech USB Redirection feature is enabled, you need to do the following:
      • Enable FabulaTech USB Redirection checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > Horizon Client > Horizon Client Global > FabulaTech USB Redirection
      • Uncheck USB Redirection checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > Horizon Client > Horizon Client Global > USB Redirection
    • If FabulaTech Scanner for Remote Desktop feature is enabled, you need to do the following:
      • Check FabulaTech Scanner for Remote Desktop checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > Horizon Client > Horizon Client Global > FabulaTech Scanner Redirection
      • Uncheck USB Redirection checkbox:
        Configuration > Sessions > Horizon Client > Horizon Client Global > USB Redirection
  • Launch our daemon (one time only). In the
    Configuration > System > Firmware Customization > Custom Commands > Desktop > Final desktop command
    add the command:
    /usr/sbin/ftwebcamd -d
  • Create a new Horizon Client connection profile:
    Configuration > Sessions > Horizon Client > Horizon Client Sessions - Add
    • No additional configuration required for PCoIP protocol
    • The following configuration required for Blast protocol (one time only):
      • Enable the usage of virtual channel on the remote Windows machine (Server side): apply two *-_enable.reg files from this archive. There are also two *-_disable.reg files to unroll changes if required. Restart the Server after registry change.
  • Launch Horizon Client Session and connect to the remote Windows PC. Webcams available for redirection will appear in the taskbar menu under the Webcam for Remote Desktop icon.
• Microsoft AVD
  • Go to Setup > Configuration > System > Firmware Customization > Features
    and enable FabulaTech Webcam for Remote Desktop checkbox
  • Check FabulaTech Webcam Redirection checkbox:
    Configuration > Sessions > AVD > AVD Global > Plugins > Fabulatech
    
  • Create a new AVD connection profile:
    Configuration > Sessions > AVD > AVD Sessions - Add
  • Check FabulaTech Webcam/Scanner/USB Redirection checkbox:
    Configuration > Sessions > AVD > AVD Sessions > [AVD_session_profile_name] > Plugins
    
  • Launch AVD Session and connect to the remote Windows PC. Webcams available for redirection will appear in the taskbar menu under the Webcam for Remote Desktop icon.
• Amazon
  • Launch our daemon and enable loading of our plugin (one time only). In the
    Configuration > System > Firmware Customization > Custom Commands > Desktop > Final desktop command
    add two commands:
    /usr/sbin/ftwebcamd -d
    cp /usr/lib/pcoip/vchan_plugins/libvchan-plugin-ftpcoipbr.so* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pcoip-client/vchan_plugins/libvchan-plugin-ftpcoipbr.so
  • Create a new Amazon WorkSpaces connection profile:
    Configuration > Sessions > Amazon > WorkSpaces > Amazon WorkSpaces - Add
  • Launch Amazon Workspaces and connect to the remote Windows PC. Webcams available for redirection will appear in the taskbar menu under the Webcam for Remote Desktop icon.
• HP / Teradici PCoIP
  • Launch our daemon and enable loading of our plugin (one time only). In the
    Configuration > System > Firmware Customization > Custom Commands > Desktop > Final desktop command
    add two commands:
    /usr/sbin/ftwebcamd -d
    cp /usr/lib/pcoip/vchan_plugins/libvchan-plugin-ftpcoipbr.so* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pcoip-client/vchan_plugins/libvchan-plugin-ftpcoipbr.so
  • Create a new Teradici connection profile:
    Configuration > Sessions > Teradici PCoIP Client > PCoIP Sessions > Teradici PCoIP Session
  • Launch Teradici PCoIP Session and connect to the remote Windows PC. Devices available for redirection will appear in the taskbar menu under the Webcam for Remote Desktop icon.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting steps are the same as described in the Webcam for Remote Desktop (Linux version) User Manual. The only difference is location of Workstation daemon (ftwebcamd) on IGEL thin clients: /usr/sbin/ftwebcamd

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