Plex App to Recognize my server as a local network

  1. In Windows settings → Network & Internet → Status → Properties, ensure the local network is private, not public.

  2. In the VPN software, allow access to the local network even when the VPN is up.

  3. In the VPN software, enable split tunneling and allow Plex Media Server to bypass the VPN.

  4. Client says it won’t play from “remote server”, although the server is local