Is it possible to run plex on Nvidia with no internet connection? I was hoping this would be a great solution for when we go to our cabin with no possibility of internet.
I would love to hear of a solution for this as well.
Yes, this needs to be addressed. Makes NO sense that it doesnt work without a working internet connection… If it required a working network I could kind of understand, but needing active internet connection? I just dont get it…
You can access the Plex Web Interface directly from your Shield TV without using: https://plex.tv/web
Just use the IP of your Shield TV in the URL instead: Example
Where 192.168.0.50 is the IP of your Shield TV.
32400 is the default port the Web Interface listens on.
I have tried that, doesnt work. If there is no working internet the Plex library viewer on the Shield itself cant even access the Plex Media Server that is also running on the Shield itself.
Any update on this? I am interesting in the possibility of Shield TV (Plex Server + App) as a car entertainment system.
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@“MovieFan.Plex”?
An all-in-one box like this that could work without being connected to the internet (or not always at least) would be so useful for non-usual locations such as campers, cabins, etc. I can’t wait to see what Plex has to say about offline usability during the roundtables… @kinoCharlino please bring this up.
I’m going to preorder the Shield Pro for the rear entertainment system in my vehicle. I can connect it to wifi at home occassionally, or to my phone access point occassionally. Are there no workarounds for this?
I’ve read about not logging in to Plex home and enabling insecure connections (fine with me, as it won’t be remote accessed), but I dont understand if I can do that and still have a working server (??) I have lifetime Plex Pass and really think a Shield TV is the ultimate mobile entertainment unit.
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When there’s no active network connection to my Shield TV, most of the apps don’t work right. I wonder if it’s a limitation of the hardware, since it’s an internet type of appliance vs standalone appliance.
A lot of apps use internet now, of course any streaming video, etc. Many games need to be online to launch, but not all.
As a frequent traveler, I take my Shield tablet everywhere and use it for movies and games on the plane. I’d like this same thing available in the vehicle for the kids, and want the flexibility of a single unit that can serve 2-3 streams of video to different people.
To beat a dead horse, I find it to be absolutely silly that Plex doesn’t allow users to login to access their own content on their own server when Internet is not available.
I asked the question during the latest roundtables (#2). They said the ShieldTV PMS could be used offline. Haven’t had the occasion to test it yet.
Only limitation is Plex Home (changing accounts) can’t be used offline, but because it was brought up in roundtable #1, it’s something they said they’d fix.
That’s great!! Thanks for the followup. I don’t have any worries now about ordering. I’m guessing if you abstain from adding users you can avoid the Plex Home limitations for the time being. Would love to hear if you or anyone can verify!
I have a Shield in my motor home as a server, and a Nexus player in the bedroom. I have found the same limitation, if there’s no internet the Nexus can’t log into the Shield. I really do not want to have to tether to an internet connection somehow every time I want to watch a movie or show, but that’s what I’m doing now. In some cases, there will be times where we are camped where there is no internet access, even over cell phones, so this is a problem for us.
@tornadotj said:
I have a Shield in my motor home as a server, and a Nexus player in the bedroom. I have found the same limitation, if there’s no internet the Nexus can’t log into the Shield. I really do not want to have to tether to an internet connection somehow every time I want to watch a movie or show, but that’s what I’m doing now. In some cases, there will be times where we are camped where there is no internet access, even over cell phones, so this is a problem for us.
What if you activate the option to not require secure connections? Wouldn’t change anything since you’re “off the grid” anyays
Quick update:
Now have 2016 16GB Shield TV connected to HooToo Tripmate Nano travel router, and can connect to Plex using 3 devices and stream without internet access. For each client it took 2 or 3 tries to select the seemingly unconnected Shield server, but after a short wait, the clients were able to see the server on the local LAN and connect without issue.
I’ve tested running 3 clients (2 Android tablets and an Android phone) over the HooToo Tripmate Nano router (802.11n) and transcoding 3 seperate H.264 1080P (roughly 10 Mbps) streams to 4.0 Mbps 720P on the Plex clients, all while playing a 1080P (10 Mbps) H.264 locally on the Shield.
I’m unable to stream the 3 1080P streams because I don’t have enough bandwidth through the HooToo router, but it can handle the 3 x 4 Mbps streams just fine.
EDIT: The Shield is connecting to the HooToo router via WiFi as well (no LAN ethernet functionality in this router, port is WAN only).
Road trip!
@c299792458c said:
Quick update:Now have 2016 16GB Shield TV connected to HooToo Tripmate Nano travel router, and can connect to Plex using 3 devices and stream without internet access. For each client it took 2 or 3 tries to select the seemingly unconnected Shield server, but after a short wait, the clients were able to see the server on the local LAN and connect without issue.
I’ve tested running 3 clients (2 Android tablets and an Android phone) over the HooToo Tripmate Nano router (802.11n) and transcoding 3 seperate H.264 1080P (roughly 10 Mbps) streams to 4.0 Mbps 720P on the Plex clients, all while playing a 1080P (10 Mbps) H.264 locally on the Shield.
I’m unable to stream the 3 1080P streams because I don’t have enough bandwidth through the HooToo router, but it can handle the 3 x 4 Mbps streams just fine.
EDIT: The Shield is connecting to the HooToo router via WiFi as well (no LAN ethernet functionality in this router, port is WAN only).
Road trip!
Is that while the whole system is connected to the internet, or completely offline?
@tornadotj said:
I have a Shield in my motor home as a server, and a Nexus player in the bedroom. I have found the same limitation, if there’s no internet the Nexus can’t log into the Shield. I really do not want to have to tether to an internet connection somehow every time I want to watch a movie or show, but that’s what I’m doing now. In some cases, there will be times where we are camped where there is no internet access, even over cell phones, so this is a problem for us.
@elan @kinoCharlino this is what we discussed on the roundtables.
@KarlDag said:
@c299792458c said:
Quick update:Now have 2016 16GB Shield TV connected to HooToo Tripmate Nano travel router, and can connect to Plex using 3 devices and stream without internet access. For each client it took 2 or 3 tries to select the seemingly unconnected Shield server, but after a short wait, the clients were able to see the server on the local LAN and connect without issue.
I’ve tested running 3 clients (2 Android tablets and an Android phone) over the HooToo Tripmate Nano router (802.11n) and transcoding 3 seperate H.264 1080P (roughly 10 Mbps) streams to 4.0 Mbps 720P on the Plex clients, all while playing a 1080P (10 Mbps) H.264 locally on the Shield.
I’m unable to stream the 3 1080P streams because I don’t have enough bandwidth through the HooToo router, but it can handle the 3 x 4 Mbps streams just fine.
EDIT: The Shield is connecting to the HooToo router via WiFi as well (no LAN ethernet functionality in this router, port is WAN only).
Road trip!
Is that while the whole system is connected to the internet, or completely offline?
Completely offline.
There has been a little weirdness in how long it takes for my clients to see the server. I just spent about 15 minutes troubleshooting after powering down and moving the setup to my vehicle. At first, none of the clients could see the server (only connection being offline Hootoo router). I added a manual connection IP for the server and kept trying to connect, finally they all saw the server and connected. These were all Android clients. I then tried the IPhone client (airplane mode, connected to wifi only) and it saw the server immediately. Don’t know if this is coincidence, if the IPhone client just works better, or if the Shield server just finally started advertising itself on the LAN.
A couple of things: Ensure you are signed in on the client you are using (while on internet) and then enable auto sign in under options. Iphone could not authenticate for the first time after installing the app if it has no internet. Adding manual connection IP seemed to eventually help, but can’t say for sure.
UPDATE #2:
After a few power cycles I realized that my Shield seemed to be booting quicker than the HooToo router. (setup in the car has both router and Shield powering on at the same time). When this happens, there’s an abnormally long delay for clients to find the server, and sometimes they never do. By rebooting the shield, when it comes back up the second time the router is available, Shield gets assigned an IP, and all of the clients see it available as server “localhost”. Not sure how to workaround this right now (to avoid always having to reboot after booting), unless I could find a quicker booting router(!)
@c299792458c said:
@KarlDag said:
@c299792458c said:
Quick update:Now have 2016 16GB Shield TV connected to HooToo Tripmate Nano travel router, and can connect to Plex using 3 devices and stream without internet access. For each client it took 2 or 3 tries to select the seemingly unconnected Shield server, but after a short wait, the clients were able to see the server on the local LAN and connect without issue.
I’ve tested running 3 clients (2 Android tablets and an Android phone) over the HooToo Tripmate Nano router (802.11n) and transcoding 3 seperate H.264 1080P (roughly 10 Mbps) streams to 4.0 Mbps 720P on the Plex clients, all while playing a 1080P (10 Mbps) H.264 locally on the Shield.
I’m unable to stream the 3 1080P streams because I don’t have enough bandwidth through the HooToo router, but it can handle the 3 x 4 Mbps streams just fine.
EDIT: The Shield is connecting to the HooToo router via WiFi as well (no LAN ethernet functionality in this router, port is WAN only).
Road trip!
Is that while the whole system is connected to the internet, or completely offline?
Completely offline.
There has been a little weirdness in how long it takes for my clients to see the server. I just spent about 15 minutes troubleshooting after powering down and moving the setup to my vehicle. At first, none of the clients could see the server (only connection being offline Hootoo router). I added a manual connection IP for the server and kept trying to connect, finally they all saw the server and connected. These were all Android clients. I then tried the IPhone client (airplane mode, connected to wifi only) and it saw the server immediately. Don’t know if this is coincidence, if the IPhone client just works better, or if the Shield server just finally started advertising itself on the LAN.
A couple of things: Ensure you are signed in on the client you are using (while on internet) and then enable auto sign in under options. Iphone could not authenticate for the first time after installing the app if it has no internet. Adding manual connection IP seemed to eventually help, but can’t say for sure.
UPDATE #2:
After a few power cycles I realized that my Shield seemed to be booting quicker than the HooToo router. (setup in the car has both router and Shield powering on at the same time). When this happens, there’s an abnormally long delay for clients to find the server, and sometimes they never do. By rebooting the shield, when it comes back up the second time the router is available, Shield gets assigned an IP, and all of the clients see it available as server “localhost”. Not sure how to workaround this right now (to avoid always having to reboot after booting), unless I could find a quicker booting router(!)
Great, thanks!
