Smart Card Redirection - TeamViewer Support
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><br></p><h2 data-id="general">General</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This article applies to customers with a TeamViewer Tensor license.</em></p></div></div><p>Smart card redirection enables the use of smart cards through a TeamViewer session. </p><p>A smart card plugged into the local computer can be recognized by the remote computer and used for Windows logon or running a task with elevated privileges.</p><p><br></p><h3></h3><h2 data-id="prerequisite">Prerequisite</h2><p>To use Smart Card Redirection, </p><ul><li>a TeamViewer <strong>Tensor license</strong> is required and </li><li>the TeamViewer <strong>Virtual Smart Card Reader driver</strong> must be installed on the remote computer.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-1"></h3><h2 data-id="install-teamviewer-virtual-smart-card-reader-driver">Install TeamViewer Virtual Smart Card Reader driver</h2><p>The installation can be done using the MSI installer with the following property:</p><pre class="code codeBlock" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">INSTALLSMARTCARDREADER=1 </pre><p><br></p><p>As soon as the driver is correctly installed it will appear in the Windows Device Manager:</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/Q99JRYDT94YV/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/Q99JRYDT94YV/image.png" alt="Screenshot of Device Manager highlighting The TEamViewer entry in the Smart Card Readers Category" height="571" width="780" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-2"></h3><h2 data-id="use-smart-card-redirection">Use smart card redirection</h2><p>On the local computer, plug in the smart card to be used during the TeamViewer session.</p><p>Any time during a session, go to <strong>Files & Extras </strong>and click on <strong>Enable Smart Card.</strong></p><p>This will list all compatible smart cards.</p><p>📌 <strong>Note:</strong> Only one smart card can be selected at a time. </p><p>Clicking on a specific smart card will make it available on the remote computer.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/K6RC4E4CE4D3/animation1-select-smartcard.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/K6RC4E4CE4D3/animation1-select-smartcard.gif" alt="Animation1_select_smartcard.gif" height="503" width="1018" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><h3 data-id="-3"></h3><h2 data-id="stop-the-redirection-of-a-smart-card">Stop the redirection of a smart card</h2><p>To stop the redirection go to <strong>Files & Extras </strong>and click on <strong>Eject.</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/D1FIQUF9UBHQ/animation1-eject-smartcard.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/D1FIQUF9UBHQ/animation1-eject-smartcard.gif" alt="Animation1_eject_smartcard.gif" height="503" width="1018" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p> </article> </main>
