jerkrl 2 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 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 3481 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Hello jerkrl, ** This is an auto reply ** Please wait for someone from staff support or our members to reply to you. It's recommended to provide more info, as it explain in this thread: Thank you. Emby Team
Solution Neminem 1591 Posted March 6 Solution Posted March 6 (edited) 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 March 6 by Neminem 3 1
jerkrl 2 Posted March 6 Author Posted March 6 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)! 1 1
Luke 42170 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 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. 1
js28194 41 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 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!
justinrh 263 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Is the "LAN Networks" populated by default with the server's LAN network? Mine is populated but I don't remember actually typing it in ...
Neminem 1591 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 4 minutes ago, justinrh said: Is the "LAN Networks" populated by default with the server's LAN network? Mine is populated but I don't remember actually typing it in ... Not that I'm aware off. But there might have been a time where it was Here is a new container install, and its not filled in.
justinrh 263 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Thanks. So I must have put it in. I'm surprised I could open my server after I changed the network address . I'm afraid to touch it now! If you use a reverse proxy for remote access, is there any advantage to specify what LAN is?
Neminem 1591 Posted March 8 Posted March 8 13 hours ago, justinrh said: is there any advantage to specify what LAN is? Not really, unless you have different vlan's in your network. Like op has, where he has VPN vlan and local vlan. I have 4 vlan's in my network VPN / local / Docker and IOT, and I don't want any IOT devices to talk to my server. 1
jerkrl 2 Posted 15 hours ago Author Posted 15 hours ago 4 hours ago, Luke said: @jerkrl has this helped? I still have to try/do that. Because of this comment: "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 am carffull of experimenting without giving it good thought :-) One thing I did fugure out that aprt from the server to be maintained/accessed from out of my LAN, you also have to set external access per user. I hadn't seen that yet. I'm still learning a lot, being a new user for only two weeks. My main focus now is to install Emby as a Docker container instead of as a Synology package. I feel it is easier to tweak smaller thing and access the folders and files. Also, somewhere in the future I will move all my containers from my NAS to a dedicated serer/homelab. I will report here if this setting for remote access via VPN is working (without locking myself out...)
Luke 42170 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Quote you also have to set external access per user. You don't have to do anything to enable remote access for a user. It's only if you want to take it away.
justinrh 263 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 4 hours ago, Luke said: You don't have to do anything to enable remote access for a user. It's only if you want to take it away. Luke, it works both ways ... right? I don't know what the default is (I'd hope off). Edited 1 hour ago by justinrh
Luke 42170 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 16 minutes ago, justinrh said: Luke, it works both ways ... right? I don't know what the default is (I'd hope off). It’s on by default so that’s why I’m saying there’s no need to anything with it to make remote access work. 1
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