Plex remote access not working install#
Plex remote access not working download#

You can continue with other things while you wait. It may take a while depending on how much media you add. Once the wizard is complete, the Plex Media Server scans the folders you added to the library. Select Done at the confirmation screen.Select any channels you want to add and then select Next.Select Next while the media loads onto Plex.Select Add Library in the next screen and point Plex to the files or drives that contain the media.Allow remote access when you get to the screen.Follow the wizard to name your server and hit Next.A browser window will appear for you to sign in and configure the server. Start the Plex Media Server and sign in.

Plex remote access not working install#

Install the Plex app on the device(s) you want to use to view content. Install the media server onto the computer or network storage device you intend to use.

Plex remote access not working download#

Download and install the Plex Media Server and the Plex app.Place your media inside the corresponding folder, preferably within its own folder so Plex can list them logically. I assume these are not enabled by default? I also checked and I don’t see firewalld or UFW running on the Debian box. I may not fully understand how the connections are initiated or flow completely for Plex but I would expect the remote access to be initiated from the outside network (Internet) in to my local LAN. There seems to be a correlation but I don’t know why. However, as I stated, the only traffic my server seems to see in the tcpdump is from my local desktop. If that fails, please manually gather the logs (tar.gz or ZIP) thompsondc October 7, 2020, 9:29pm 9 Okay. Cannot get remote access to work on the Plex media server through my NVG589. Sign into the forums When you see the All Clear, you can start it again. Cannot get remote access to work on the Plex media server through my NVG589. The packets increase substantially when I hit retry on the remote access tab on . Sign out of your Plex/web account In 5 minutes I will reset it and post. I did a tcpdump on my PMS and the only traffic it sees going to it on port 32400 seems to be from my local desktop. The hardest part about troubleshooting this is that I don’t see any traffic hitting my FW from the outside network destined to my PMS. I honestly don’t know if that is a valid test or not at this point. I try to use and that never seems to show my port as open. However, it seems that no matter what port I try to forward, it doesn’t work. I’ve set up port-forwarding on the ASA to allow the traffic to be routed to the back-end plex server. I’m using a Cisco ASA as the FW and my internet is Verizon FIOS. However, I’m having issues getting remote access to work. I’m also able to see the server when I log into. I’m able to reach it when using :32400/web.