Doing quick research the only way I found this possible is to download VirtualHere For Steam Link and to pay $11.99 for a feature that should already be included for free. I did now find a free work around to using the Xbox One Wireless controller dongle directly plugged into the Steam Link.

Following the guide over at the Steam Link SDK repository[github.com] you'll want to Enable SSH on your Link. The guide reads:

Originally posted by ValveSoftware via GitHub:

You may need to enable ssh access to the Steam Link for advanced debugging. You can do this by putting a file called enable_ssh.txt on a USB drive under \steamlink\config\system, inserting it into the Steam Link and power cycle the device.

The root password is steamlink123 and should be changed using the passwd command the first time you log in.

SSH access will remain enabled until a factory reset.

You'll need to download an SSH client to your computer in order to do the next step.
OS X and most Linux-based operating systems already have one built-in,
but if you're running Windows,
I'd recommend using PuTTY[www.chiark.greenend.org.uk].

In order to tell your SSH client where to connect to, you'll need to have your Link's IP address. To obtain the IP of your link, you'll want to check your router's clients. Logging into your router is usually at 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1, but your router may vary. A tutorial for viewing clients on a Linksys brand router can be found here[www.linksys.com].

Fig. 1 Once you've grabbed the IP, input it into PuTTY as shown in Figure 1 and hit "Open" to establish the connection. You can click "Yes" to the pop-up that will appear.

Fig. 2 Now login to your Link. If you missed it from Step 1, the username is root and password is steamlink123. Once logged in, a screen will be shown like the one below.

Once you're in, you'll want to run the command This will download and run the VirtualHere server software on your Link.
NOTE: Please be sure to keep the SSH connection running to ensure the VirtualHost server is still running on your link.

Once you've run everything, it should look like this:

Now you'll need to download the VirtualHost client software onto your Steam computer. The software can be found here[www.virtualhere.com] for OS X, Windows and Linux machines.

Installation is self-explainatory and will not be described in this guide.

Launch the VirtualHere client software and the server should be found on your local network. If not, you can right click USB Hubs, select Specify Hubs... and specify the IP of your Link that we found in step number 2.

When connected, it should look something like this:

Plug your adapter into your steam-enabled computer and pair the controller regularly. Once successfully paired, plug the adapter into the Link.

Once the adapter is plugged into the Link, you should see XBOX ACC show up in the VirtualHere client software on your steam-enabled computer. Right click it and select "Use this device" as this will stream your controller back to the main computer.

Once you have clicked to use it as your device, you should be able to re-pair your adapter and controller and play just like normal! Woohoo!

Reported by user Fo3sk0 (Thanks!), we can enable this to run on startup.

Simply create a file Then, make it execuatble with (Reported by user Saethum - Thanks!):
with the contents of:

Yay! Now the server will automatically start in the background and after reboot. Just remember you will still need to connect to it from the computer running steam, but still, one less step in the process.