Remote access to Emby Server as admin via VPN issues

[jerkrl 2]

Hi there!

I have y Emby Server running, local on my network and via internet as well. It all works perfectly well.

For security reasons, in Emby Server, on my admin accoount, I turned off:
"Allow remote connections to this Emby Server". So need remote access to the admin part of my Emby server.

I did this, assuming/thinking that with a VPN connection to my internal/local network I would be able to access my server as an admin via it's local address (so: http://198.1.xx.xxx) .

Yet, I get this message:

"Sign In Error

You've not been granted remote access to this server. Please ask your server administrator to grant you the appropriate access."

I do understand this message should I try to connect without my VPN, but I do not expect this message with VPN and usingthe server's local ip address (http://198.1.xx.xxx).

As a regular user of the Emby web app, I can have access via VPN and the server's internal ip-address.

Any way to solve this and get access via VPN and with Remote Access to the server side disabled?

[Abobader 3477]

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[Neminem 1569]

You might need to add you VPN Ip subnet to your LAN networks.

Just be careful not to make mistakes, you can get in an situation where you lock your self out of the server, even on local lan. 

I do it like this. 

Edited 8 hours ago by Neminem

[jerkrl 2]

20 minutes ago, Neminem said:

You might need to add you VPN Ip subnet to your LAN networks.

Just be careful not to make mistakes, you can get in an situation where you lock your self out of the server, even on local lan. 

I do it like this. 

 

Thanks, I will try that (once I'm back home again)!

[Luke 42127]

Be careful not to accidentally lock yourself out of your server, even on the local network. That's what the combination of Lan Networks + disabling remote access can cause if not configured correctly.

I would suggest enabling remote access until you're sure that you have it right.

[js28194 41]

That's why I have setup a TAP server directly on my RMerlin router, my network and ISP is strong enough to support plus the added benefit of accessing layer 2 devices.  No cloud crap needed for cameras, hdhomreun's etc.

But ya'll solution works too!