# Remote access to Plex **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-to-plex/357244 **Category:** General Discussions **Created:** [January 3, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-to-plex/357244 "2019-01-03T18:19:53Z") **Posts on this page:** 4 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Bojik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@Bojik](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Bojik) #### Post date: [January 3, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-to-plex/357244/1 "2019-01-03T18:19:54Z")
![PlexRemoteAccess](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/e/6/e6de2335fd8674ff8d4edd3ff780fdaa40b935d1.jpeg) I cannot directly access my Plex server from outside my network. I have the port forwarding set on the network but then noticed that the public port was :0 instead of :xxxx. Can this be changed, and if yes how? Thx ---
### Author: ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner) #### Post date: [January 3, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-to-plex/357244/2 "2019-01-03T18:22:09Z")
You need to tick the checkbox and put in the _external_ port number you used in your port forwarding. ---
### Author: ![Bojik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@Bojik](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Bojik) #### Post date: [January 3, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-to-plex/357244/3 "2019-01-03T18:52:39Z")
Could have sworn I tried that. Working now, thx. ---
### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system) #### Post date: [April 3, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-to-plex/357244/4 "2019-04-03T18:59:51Z")
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