# First timer.. need assistace **URL:** \ **Category:** Remote Access\ **Tags:** smart-tv\ **Created:** [February 7, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-timer-need-assistace/687994 "2021-02-07T21:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sagifern\_hotmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@sagifern\_hotmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sagifern_hotmail_com)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-timer-need-assistace/687994/1 "2021-02-07T21:10:53Z")
So… my setup is an LG OLED C8 connected with wire to a TPLINK router. Connected to the TPlink router’s USB is a hard-drive on which I have the media I want to play on TV. TPLINK IP address is 192.168.1.1 TV IP address is 192.168.1.100 how to configure PLEX (that is installed on TV) to be able to approach the hard-drive ? Or shall I also define something in the router’s settings ? ---
**Author:** ![tramp78](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tramp78/32/5202_2.png) [@tramp78](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tramp78)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-timer-need-assistace/687994/2 "2021-02-07T21:20:50Z")
You seem to be confusing the PLEX player app (that is on your TV) and a PLEX server which is what broadcasts the media that your player puts on your TV. The Player app has no ability to read media. The server does that. You can put a sever on most anything. Windows, Mac, LINUX, whatev. But the server is the one that needs access to the media, not the player. The player logs into the server and plays what it streams. ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-timer-need-assistace/687994/3 "2021-02-07T22:13:12Z")
From your post I gather you have a USB drive connected to your Router. That is were your going wrong to use all the lovely UI of Plex. Follow the following instructions to set up your server. Connect your USB drive to your Computer that you have installed Plex Media server. **Prerequisites:** Computer with Server must be on the same Network as your Smart TV. In your LG app settings/ Manual server/ ( Must point to your server’s LAN IP and Port 32400) Your storage device/USB Drive to be connected to your Server Plex Media Server and TV Connected to Internet **not using IPv6** in there settings. As your TV can not Direct Play DTS, it needs to be disabled in the app settings/ Audio/ DTS, DCA _It’s advised to use a Public DNS on your TV, like 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 instead of your default ISP’s DNS, Manually configure your TV network settings_ Were to download Plex Media Server. [https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-media-server](https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-media-server) Guide: [https://support.plex.tv/articles/200264746-quick-start-step-by-step-guides/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200264746-quick-start-step-by-step-guides/) Your TV is compliant to the new Preview App > [@New LG webOS App Preview](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-lg-webos-app-preview/609016): > > As you may have noticed, we’ve been working hard on a rewrite of the Plex application for our smart tv platforms. Following up the on the previews for [Vizio SmartCast](https://forums.plex.tv/t/try-out-our-new-vizio-smartcast-preview/586943) and [Samsung Tizen](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-samsung-tizen-app-preview/603047) and now we are ready to present to you a preview of the webOS application! Just like the Vizio and Samsung versions of the preview, this application has been rewritten from the ground up, taking advantage of WebGL for better performance. This preview release should include much of the same features as the existi… Welcome to Plex ---
**Author:** ![sagifern\_hotmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@sagifern\_hotmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sagifern_hotmail_com)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-timer-need-assistace/687994/4 "2021-02-08T16:43:25Z")
Thanks for the comprehensive explanation. the problem is that i don’t a pc … only a laptop … and as a laptop it is connected to the network by wifi… this is why I’m looking for a constant place to connect the external hard-drive. To be more precise: I am downloading the media content by wifi from my laptop . I want this content to be available wired to the network so I want to download it directly to it. From the other side , I want the TV to be able to play the content from this drive. This is why I connected it directly to the router , hoping the TV could find it in the network . is PLEX the solution for me ? otherwise ? do you know if there is another solution ? ---
**Author:** ![tramp78](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tramp78/32/5202_2.png) [@tramp78](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tramp78)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-timer-need-assistace/687994/5 "2021-02-08T23:30:36Z")
I would say PLEX isn’t the solution for you as PLEX needs a server and you don’t want to have one. Not sure what you can use. There used to bea nifty little box from Western Digital called a WD TV Live and it was a box you could hang a hard drive off of and then connect that box to a tv via HDMI. The box would read ANY media file format and stream it to the TV. I used to own several of them until I moved ot PLEX. Sold them both on ebay where I’m sure you can find them to this day. There is also stuff like the DUNE media player. > **[Dune HD SmartBox 4K](https://www.dune-hd.com/collections/frontpage/products/dune-hd-smartbox-4k#specifications)** > > Compact 4Kp60 HDR Media Player and Smart TV box on Amlogic S905L > > Unique hybrid Dune HD (based on Linux) + Android software. Low cost solution. > > Key Features > > 4Kp60 and HDR support: Next-generation 4K Dune HD media player with 4Kp60, HDR, BT.2020,... ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-timer-need-assistace/687994/6 "2021-02-10T00:29:20Z")
Some interesting information for your options. > **[LG TV Smartshare: What Is Smart Share? | LG Australia](https://www.lg.com/au/support/smart-share)** > > What Is Smart Share? LG TV Smart Share is a great way to share all of your favourite content with your TV. Learn about Smart Share and how to use it here. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RTSZTYq4_Q0/maxresdefault.jpg "LG OLED TV Media Server: Play Videos from Router on any TV DLNA") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTSZTYq4_Q0) This method does not have all the pretty UI but is very functional ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-timer-need-assistace/687994/7 "2021-05-11T00:30:17Z")
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