Viewing On A Firestick

[Uncle Ian 0]

Some time ago I asked a similar question but got really frustrated with Emby and not being able to view my films etc on any equipment other than on the server it's self. Well I am now back to try and get the thing working again, I will then subscribe to premiere. Working from home I wish to view my collection on my firestick.

Could some please explain the theory of this so I can get off the ground please? So far I have my folder full of films etc and this works fine when viewing locally on the server. My films are on a Nas drive and I have mapped that drive to the server PC.

I have created a user and linked that to my Emby connect email address. Now I assume I need to add the server to my Connect account? This is the issue. Even though port 8096 is open, I used port checker, I get an unable to connect message. 

I am unsure what is the correct information to add into the "Host" text box. If i browse to the IP address of my Nas I can do but it prompts me to enter the P/W, is that why Emby cannot connect? Do I just enter the file path here? 

Quite a few questions there and I am sure there is a simple answer to you experts.

 

Thanks

[ebr 14959]

Hi.  Is this all on your local network?  If so you don't need to setup or use Emby Connect and the Fire app should automatically find your server - unless your firewall is blocking it which it sounds like may be the case.

Please see: Connectivity and let us know what works and what doesn't.

[Uncle Ian 0]

Hi. Yes it is all on my LAN and works fine when watching the Firestick at home (Firestick connected to LAN) but will not work when away from home. I assumed this was because I needed to add my server/library in Emby Connect and point my Firestick to my Emby Connect account when away from home?

Am I over complicating this? 

[ebr 14959]

You don't have to use Connect but you have to properly configure your network and the server for remote access.

Remote Setup