# First timer.. need assistace

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-timer-need-assistace/687994>\
**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")\
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**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")

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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):
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> 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

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