# Plex Server New Laptop

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-new-laptop/938289
**Category:** Plex Media Server
**Tags:** server-windows
**Created:** [April 24, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-new-laptop/938289 "2026-04-24T17:45:57Z")
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### Author: ![veeejay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@veeejay](https://forums.plex.tv/u/veeejay)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-new-laptop/938289/3 "2026-04-24T19:03:07Z")

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Make sure the browser has local network access:

> [@Important note about the Plex Web app - Local Network Access](https://forums.plex.tv/t/important-note-about-the-plex-web-app-local-network-access/933264/1):
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> In new versions of various Web browsers, e.g. Chrome and other browsers based on Chromium such as Edge, there is a new setting that controls web sites’ access to devices in the local network. Firefox is also getting this setting, but I don’t think it has rolled out to all users yet. It is expected that this will get added in all browser brands sooner or later. The function of the Plex Web app is relying on this permission. It this is blocked, then a Plex user cannot directly communicate with a …

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