# "Offline" access to Plex Server inside LAN? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [January 25, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/offline-access-to-plex-server-inside-lan/132809 "2016-01-25T04:26:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JesseWV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jessewv/32/18141_2.png) [@JesseWV](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JesseWV)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/offline-access-to-plex-server-inside-lan/132809/1 "2016-01-25T04:26:15Z")
During certain hours I restrict internet access on my kids’ gaming systems. I would like for them to still be able to watch Plex content. Here are the systems they are using: XBox One PS3 XBox 360 I’ve noticed they are unable to access the Plex server once the internet connection is turned off. I gather this is due to the app being unable to contact [Plex.tv](http://Plex.tv) servers to authenticate my Plex Pass and/or because it requires an XBox Live! / PSN login to function. Is there a workaround for this? I could easily add an IPTABLES rule to allow traffic to the [plex.tv](http://plex.tv) server if this was all that was required and I knew the ports used. ---
**Author:** ![benjaminwolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/benjaminwolf/32/4305_2.png) [@benjaminwolf](https://forums.plex.tv/u/benjaminwolf)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/offline-access-to-plex-server-inside-lan/132809/2 "2016-01-26T08:18:12Z")
Microsoft requires that xbox live be signed in for Plex (and any other streaming app) to work. So killing the internet, kills the Plex client as well for the xbox. I don’t believe PS3 has the same requirement, but if they’re logging in each time, they’ll need to verify with [Plex.tv](http://Plex.tv). Is there an ‘automatically signin’ option for PS3? That would be your best option. [Plex.tv](http://Plex.tv) is cloud based, so there are ranges you’d have to open instead of a single IP for authentication. But some clients with auto login features keep the authentication token active and just reuse it without re-authenticating against [Plex.tv](http://Plex.tv). ---
**Author:** ![ukaussi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ukaussi/32/12208_2.png) [@ukaussi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ukaussi)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/offline-access-to-plex-server-inside-lan/132809/3 "2016-06-27T22:36:31Z")
Just came across this issue when lost internet for a day and could not watch movies. Very frustrating ---
**Author:** ![gadget78](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/gadget78/32/6496_2.png) [@gadget78](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gadget78)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/offline-access-to-plex-server-inside-lan/132809/4 "2016-06-29T22:02:31Z")
DLNA system would still work i would of thought ? … but ive never thought of this problem hmmm ---
**Author:** ![Elijah\_Baley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elijah_baley/32/10336_2.png) [@Elijah\_Baley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Elijah_Baley)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/offline-access-to-plex-server-inside-lan/132809/5 "2016-06-29T22:41:43Z")
I can access Plex without internet through the clients I use. (Roku, Raspberry Pi, Computer running PMP, Computer running OPHT, Fire TV and Android devices casting to Chromecast.) I “think” in order to do that you must turn off secure connections in both the server and the client but that is not a problem for me as I do not share with anyone so secure connections are always off anyway. My upload is too slow even if I wanted to. Also I believe that if you are using any “Home” features it will not work without internet as that requires authentication. I do not use “Home” either. Of course that does not in any way address if a client has to be signed on to a site other than Plex’s for it to work. ---
**Author:** ![astromd77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/astromd77/32/10797_2.png) [@astromd77](https://forums.plex.tv/u/astromd77)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/offline-access-to-plex-server-inside-lan/132809/6 "2016-06-30T00:00:21Z")
Pled Home is the key. If you’re using accounts for the kids that aren’t standalone accounts then you’ll have to have a connection. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/offline-access-to-plex-server-inside-lan/132809/7 "2020-01-07T20:55:36Z")