02. PC Setup

PC Setup

This page describes how to setup and use the switch-remote-play-host.exe program to stream from your PC to your Switch.

Important

The switch-remote-play-host.exe triggers a virus threat in Windows Defender. You'll need to whitelist the program to allow it and stop windows defender from deleting it. See the Windows Security page to see how to whitelist the program.

0. Make sure your PC and your Switch are connected on the same network

   • If you have a 5GHz WiFi network try to make sure your Switch and PC are connected to it

   

1. Make sure the ffmpeg.exe program is located in the same folder as the switch-remote-play-host.exe

   • ffmpeg.exe is used to stream the audio and video to your switch

   

2. Open the switch-remote-play-host.exe program

   • If you get a Windows Firewall prompt, make sure to ALLOW the program access
     • If you don't allow access, the Switch will be unable to connect. You will have to manually add switch-remote-play-host.exe to the Windows Firewall rules to fix this
   • Once it is open, you should see "Ready for the Switch to connect..."

   

3. The switch-remote-play-host.exe program will output basic diagnostic info. It will also output your network configuration. This is required to setup auto Network Discovery.

   

   • Please follow the instructions in the console to configure network discovery.
   • If the network diagnostic output fails or reports an issue, you will only be able to connect via Manual IP Mode.

What's next?

Go to the next page - Switch Network Config Setup

It's also a good idea to make sure Windows Security hasn't deleted the program. If switch-remote-play-host.exe has disappeared or Windows Security displayed a virus threat and quarantined it, then go to the Windows Security page to see how to whitelist the program.