# Remote Access Issues
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-issues/730023
**Category:** Plex Media Server
**Tags:** server-windows
**Created:** [July 19, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-issues/730023 "2021-07-19T14:13:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@keithalanfisher](https://forums.plex.tv/u/keithalanfisher)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-issues/730023/1 "2021-07-19T14:13:35Z")
Server Version#: 1.23.4.4805
Player Version#: Android 8.20.1.26670
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-issues/730023/2 "2021-07-19T14:21:10Z")
There is no need to change a setting in the Windows firewall, if you want to change your external port number.
Just make sure the network connection is classified by Windows as “private” and not “public”.
The server itself will always use port number 32400.
But the portforwarding which you set up _in your router_ can use almost every port number you like for the external (i.e. “internet-facing”) port.
Then you just tell Plex which external port number you’ve selected, by putting it into “Manually specify public port”.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-issues/730023/3 "2021-10-17T14:21:18Z")
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