Navigate to Settings → Server Settings → Remote Access. Get the port number used by Plex for remote access. This is at the Manually specify public port option. Default is port 32400.
Do I need a VPN for Plex remote access?
· 4y You shouldn't need a VPN to share via Plex, assuming you are sending the content over SSL which is the vast majority of use cases. Just to speak generally, if you were to send data to someone over the VPN it would be the people on the other end receiving the data in an unencrypted format.
How to enable remote access on Plex Media Server?
Remote Access
- Quick Guide. If Remote Access is currently disabled, then use the Enable Remote Access button to trigger your server to try to configure a connection.
- Normal Settings. The information displayed by default will depend on the current state of the Plex Media Server. ...
- Advanced Settings. ...
How to fix remote access error in Plex Media Server?
What causes Plex Remote Access not to Work?
- Solution 1: Updating to the Latest Version. ...
- Solution 2: Power cycling for Glitch Resolution. ...
- Solution 3: Fixing Slow Internet Connection. ...
- Solution 4: Disabling Advanced Firewalls. ...
- Solution 5: Checking the Automatic Configuration. ...
- Solution 6: Manually Forwarding Port. ...
- Solution 7: Manually Port Forwarding Multiple Servers. ...
Does Plex support UPnP?
Universal Plug and Play (uPnP) can be enabled to allow Plex to "talk" with the router and have ports and routes opened up for access from the outside world. Or you can go down the manual route by opening up a port yourself. How to forward ports on a router differs between manufacturers but the details you need to know are as follows:
How to find the IP address of a Plex server?
Go to your Plex Server webui and look in Remote Access. You should find the public IP address is that of your non-VPN WAN connection.
How to create a port forwarding rule in Plex?
Go to Firewall=>NAT=>Port Forward and create a new rule, ensuring the port is the correct one you have specified in the Plex Server webui and it's pointing to your Plex Server IP address. This will also automatically create a corresponding inbound firewall rule directing external connections from WAN to your Plex server.
Enabling Remote Access for Plex
Once I had it all done and configured I noticed that my plex server was reporting as unreachable to the outside world.. Not ideal, if I want to watch a movie from my collection while I’m traveling. It didn’t take long to realize that pfSense had UPnP disabled by default..
Fixing Indirect Access on the LAN
I thought it was all great then I noticed that when I accessed Plex from my local network it was showing up as indirect, which caused it to transcode everything like it was coming from the internet.
Bingo! Direct & Secure LAN Connection
I wasted a lot of time trying to figure out the solution to this and while I have mostly written up this post to help me remember how I got this working, I hope this helps someone else waste a little less time.
Reboot Plex
This may fix the “Remote Access” showing with a RED icon instead of with a GREEN icon.
Update DNS Resolver
pfSense includes built in methods of protection against DNS rebinding attacks .
Have Plex use Direct Mode
For Plex to work direct, and not in Indirect mode (limited to the quality you can play back to like a 2mbit stream or something)
