The PLex website kept talking about how the web app was imbedded within the server, so I downloaded it to my laptop thinking I could access my home server using it…but apparently not. So, what’s the best way? I can from an IOS device, one would think I can from a laptop with a bigger screen.
Have you tried Plex media player for the Mac?
You can access your home server, if it’s configured for Remote Access, by going to plex.tv
. There you will see the Launch
button. This launches the Plex-hosted client. It loads the Web client in your browser session just like the bundled one does and It will connect you directly to your server just as if home.