# Plex using incorrect public IP address **URL:** \ **Category:** Remote Access\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [August 12, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-using-incorrect-public-ip-address/622872 "2020-08-12T10:32:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-using-incorrect-public-ip-address/622872/15 "2020-08-14T22:10:06Z")
Yep. The only surprising bit for me was that worked for custom server access URLs using IPs as well. I thought the magic was only performed for the detected LAN and WAN IP addresses. This can also useful in the context of IPv6 connections. I’d seen this a while back but didn’t really fully appreciate the utility of it: > [@Ipv6 support for myplex](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ipv6-support-for-myplex/36520/269): > > Custom domain and certificate not strictly necessary. You can use the dynamic DNS and certificate already provided by Plex. Plex generates a custom URL for your server in the plex.direct domain. You can copy that URL, modify it to point to your IPv6 address instead of your IPv4 address, and then use the result as your “Custom Server Access URL.” It would look like this: https://ABCD-1234-ABCD-1234-ABCD-1234-ABCD-1234.0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef.plex.direct:32400/web Get your IPv6 addre… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-using-incorrect-public-ip-address/622872)._