An apparatus and a method for quickly connecting a real-time communication system. The apparatus includes a communication control device that can be inserted into a signal receiving device. The communication control device includes an initiation button, a hot key and an input unit, so as to input the control commands and data to a computer via an emission unit. The initiation button initiates the real-time communication system software installed in the controlled device to achieve network connection. The hot key can trigger the real-time communication system software entering into a dialing mode. The input unit comprises a plurality of input buttons and an enter key. The signal receiving device includes a retaining groove disposed thereon for inserting therein the communication control device. In this manner, the communication control device is highly accessible and unlikely to be misplaced.