your plex media server and device are on different subnets

Be careful when adjusting or using advanced settings.Įnable IPv6 support. Advanced SettingsĬlick on the Show Advanced button at the top right of the settings area to toggle display of advanced settings. This is used to allows some Plex apps and servers to find each other automatically on a local network. Related Page: How to Use Secure Server Connections Enable local network discovery (GDM)Įnable “G’Day Mate” discovery.

These requests are only on the local machine itself. This includes things like the plug-in framework, scanners, and DLNA server. Note: Even when set to “Required”, some internal requests originating from the Plex Media Server computer will still be over regular HTTP.

We strongly recommend using the default “Preferred” setting.

If you choose to set your Server to “Required”, then any Plex apps which don’t support secure connections won’t be able to connect. Tip!: This setting is only available if your server is signed in to a Plex account.

Disabled – Don’t allow Plex apps to connect securely and instead force all communication over regular HTTP.

Preferred – (Default) Accept and prefer secure connections when they’re available for a Plex app, but allow regular HTTP connections if the app doesn’t support secure connections or if one can’t be established.

Required – Only accept secure connections.

Related Page: Plex Web App Normal SettingsĬhoose how your Plex Media Server handles secure connections. You can access these under Settings > Server > Network in Plex Web App. These are network-related settings for your Plex Media Server.

Your plex media server and device are on different subnets