The Plex app is an exciting media server program that lets you enjoy media on a variety of devices. With this, you can get free digital broadcasts from all corners of the world. As you use it, you can log onto an account to reach a variety of free broadcasts of all kinds. You can use this to quickly get online and have fun watching programs of all sorts no matter where you are.

But to enjoy this, you will have to use private internet access for port forwarding. This works when you have a Windows computer that runs Plex and OpenVPN. A PIA account is also needed.

You need to use this in the event that the Plex app cannot run on your VPN. There is often a potential for your app to not work properly under such a network. By using the points listed here, it should be easier for you to make your program run right.

Get the Proper Materials

First, you must have the Plex app on your computer plus OpenVPN. You can visit openvpn.net to download OpenVPN for free. You must then go to privateinternetaccess.com to get the PIA OpenVPN configuration files. Everything should be properly updated as you go online to get it.

Make a Config File

A new configuration file should be applied. This will get you onto a series of PIA servers when the Plex system starts up. You must use the following file contents to replace the PIA configurations with a proper series of WAN routes

Check the WAN Routes

The WAN routes must be reviewed carefully. The routes state that OpenVPN will route traffic from certain IP address to your router. That is, they will ignore the VPN you are using. The IP addresses should come from the American servers that Plex uses.

Check to see that the IPs are coming back from my.plexapp.com, plex.tv or myplex.tv to ensure that they are working carefully enough. These are the sites that the IP setup should work with and will not be too complicated or otherwise hard to use if managed right.

Adjust Your Router

Your router must be configured at the next stage. At this point, you have to get the router to port to your Windows computer.

Assign a different port for Plex through your server settings. You don’t have to use the 32400 port for access although you are still going to get to your server through your LAN on that port. Still, you should try and choose a different port that isn’t being used so your local IP address will remain as the one hosting the Windows server that runs Plex.

After this, check the remote access test feature on the Plex settings. This should feature all the key green checkmarks that show that everything is correct. This states that it is all working correctly.

Make sure you use this process for getting Plex to work. This can do well even when your VPN is refusing to read Plex.