Hello, I tried to search but was unable to find an exact answer.
I have Plex server running on a windows machine with collection of media. I also have various devices, on my local network, wired and wireless, that I would like to have access to the media without having to sign into Plex or any credentials.
That is the way Plex server used to be, and what made it so great, I only configured one thing, the server, and all devices on my local network, DNLA or Plex clients have access. No guests, local is in, unrestricted.
So has this simplicity been discontinued? Or what settings have i overlooked on the server?
I looked over those suggestions. I enabled IPV6, and disabled secure connections. No result. This layer of complexity didn’t exists before. Kind of what I am getting at. Plex used to be a server, would serve up to any dumb device and Plex client that requested access on the local network. And local access security is the only layer I need. Is that access gone? It used to be the standard. Or are we now forced to sign in as a guest, Plex user, or configure every device separately?
What you need to do is put the ip addresses or range in the list to exlude
The list of IP addresses or networks that can connect to Plex Media Server without authorization. Enter a comma-separated (no spaces) list of IP addresses or IP/netmask entries. This can be useful if you have an old, legacy, unsupported app (such as LG’s MediaLink or SmartShare apps) that you wish to use.
For instance, a value of 192.168.1.4,192.168.1.8 would allow devices at those two LAN IP addresses to connect to the server without authorization.
I tried a few combinations trying to open between 0 and 255 with different operators. I was trying to open all IP that my router will DHCP. For me, and likely a few other users, how do we open all on the server side? Say, 111.111.1.XXX where XXX is between 0 and 255? I do not wish to address static IP to all devices.
This is a deviation from what made Plex great for me.
