How to Access Webcam Remotely

In the dynamic environment of the modern office, we often have to switch seats, desktops and laptops. It is obvious that carrying all our devices along is not always a feasible option. So when your cables are not long enough to connect us to devices at a distance, it becomes a bit of a problem. Say, what if you have a webcam in the cubicle across the office and you need to connect to it? How do you access the remote webcam?

In this article, we're going to show you a few ways to view webcam remotely. Read on and find the best for your needs!

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Share webcam with USB Network Gate

Electronic Team, Inc. offers a software solution to this problem – a USB camera sharing software. USB Network Gate allows you to share USB camera over any network easily. No cable clutter on your desk or, in fact, anywhere in the office, remote webcam access is available to you from anywhere as long as you are in the network.

Step-by-step guide to share webcam over LAN or WiFi

1. First, you need to download and install the app on the computer that needs access webcam remotely over LAN (client) and the computer to which the camera is connected.
2. Launch the app on the server and locate the webcam in the list of devices, click the button next to it.
3. Launch the app on the remote computer and find the shared webcam in the list of available remote devices. Click button.

Or watch video tutorial:

Why choose USB Network Gate?

• USB Network is easy to set up and easy to use, only 3 steps to access the webcam from any location!
• USB Network Gate has a big advantage to offer, it works across platforms, i.e. you can connect Mac machines and computers running Windows and Linux OS.
• The ability to create callback connection (connection with a client-initiated from the server-side)
• Highly secured connection standards are provided by the embedded traffic encryption option. Moreover, you can add a password to control remote user access.

Supported Platforms:

For Windows run on 32-bit and 64-bit: XP/2003/2008/Vista/7/8/10, Server 2012/2016/2019

For Mac OS 10.9 and higher

For Linux was tested on: Ubuntu 14.04-18.04 and Centos 7

Price: Starts from $159.95

Stream video from the remote webcam

Once you share camera over network, you need to set up a video signal. For that you’ll need special web platforms, YouTube or one-click software solutions.

Now this is how you stream a video over network:

1. On YouTube website make sure you are logged in under Google+ ID you want to stream with.
   
   
2. Go to the features page.
   
   
3. Find ‘Live Events’ and click ‘Enable’, read Terms and Conditions displayed and click ‘I agree’. Click "Create Event" button – name your stream, add a description and tags.

   Note: You can choose to start streaming right away or schedule it for later.
   
   Note: You can regulate your privacy in Settings – public or private. In the latter case you will need to specify accounts with whom you share the video stream.

4. If you do not have Hangout plugin, install it. Once you have it, enable Google Hangout on Air. Select ‘Quick’ instead of default ‘Custom’ option.
   
   
5. Click ‘Go Live Now’. Hangouts window opens and it takes about a minute for the video to buffer. You are all set to broadcast now!
   
   
6. Click ‘Start Broadcast’, ‘OK’ to confirm – that’s it, you are on air. Your broadcast can last up to eight hours.
   
   
7. If you want to share the video stream with others, click ‘Links’ at the bottom of the Hangouts window, copy a link and share it with others. The stream will be seen automatically on your channel on YouTube.
   
   

There is an option that allows managing your viewers – it’s called ‘Control Option’. You can either mute or send out viewers you do not like.