# DLNA activity doesn't register on Dashboard

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/dlna-activity-doesnt-register-on-dashboard/894787>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux, server-dlna, plex-web\
**Created:** [November 7, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dlna-activity-doesnt-register-on-dashboard/894787 "2024-11-07T21:17:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Philoplexer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@Philoplexer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Philoplexer)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dlna-activity-doesnt-register-on-dashboard/894787/1 "2024-11-07T21:17:07Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.0.8994  
Player Version#: DLNA client  
I am playing content through Plex’s DLNA service. When I look at the Dashboard on the website, it says nothing is playing. Interesting bug.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dlna-activity-doesnt-register-on-dashboard/894787/2 "2024-11-08T23:52:14Z")

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Have you enabled `Settings` \> `[Server Name]` \> `DLNA` \> `DLNA server timeline reporting`?

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**Author:** ![Philoplexer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@Philoplexer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Philoplexer)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dlna-activity-doesnt-register-on-dashboard/894787/3 "2024-11-08T23:57:18Z")

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Hi Tom,

Yes, that option has been enabled for a long time.

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**Author:** ![Philoplexer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@Philoplexer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Philoplexer)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dlna-activity-doesnt-register-on-dashboard/894787/4 "2024-11-14T00:10:55Z")

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I noticed that on the client-side, it knows that it isn’t “authenticated” with Plex’s DLNA server. It’s all on the same in-house network. I don’t think Plex should care whether playback is occurring from an authenticated or an unauthenticated DLNA client, or from a non-DLNA client or even internal versus external. If Plex is streaming something out, it should be self-aware of it and be able to report the total sum of clients of all shapes and sizes. No?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dlna-activity-doesnt-register-on-dashboard/894787/5 "2025-02-12T00:11:27Z")

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