remote access

[LFC7 0]

hi i am having trouble accessing my server on android and ios apps over 4g when away from home. i get the error "connection failure, were unable to connect to the selcted server right now. Please ensure it is running and try again" the server is up and running and i have ticked allow remote connections

[Happy2Play 9783]

Please perform the checks in the Connectivity wiki.

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Connectivity

[LFC7 0]

Please perform the checks in the Connectivity wiki.

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Connectivity

i have no problems accessing it at home on any device it is only away from home. Using the advice from link you posted above i cant access the remote access on my phones browser so next step is port forwarding. i don't have much knowledge regarding this although i can follow instructions to set it up. my worry is aren't you leaving you network vulnerable to attacks by opening a port ?

Edited December 17, 2019 by LFC7

[mastrmind11 722]

 my worry is aren't you leaving you network vulnerable to attacks by opening a port ?

i mean, in theory yes, but that's what a password is for.  having a port or 2 open is not really a security risk, but I would suggest you set up SSL if you're exposing passworded pages to the internet.  plenty of tutorials for that around here.

[LFC7 0]

Thanks As I said I don’t have any experience regarding this but I will look it up and see what I can do. Just confused why it isn’t working as it worked fine on Plex and I didn’t have to do anything apart from allow remote access.

Edited December 17, 2019 by LFC7

[rbjtech 5284]

Emby works very differently from Plex because all connections to Plex go via a central Plex server and thus SSL setup is automated.

 

Emby is an isolated/private web server using your own equipment and has no dependencies to any 3rd party service - yes it 'can' use EmbyConnect (which just acts as re-direction service only) or it can be addressed directly. 

 

As a consequence, it needs a bit more setting up which generally can't be fully automated as Emby (rightfully) has no control over 'how' you get access to your own server.  (A major plus in my book).

[LFC7 0]

Emby works very differently from Plex because all connections to Plex go via a central Plex server and thus SSL setup is automated.

 

Emby is an isolated/private web server using your own equipment and has no dependencies to any 3rd party service - yes it 'can' use EmbyConnect (which just acts as re-direction service only) or it can be addressed directly. 

 

As a consequence, it needs a bit more setting up which generally can't be fully automated as Emby (rightfully) has no control over 'how' you get access to your own server.  (A major plus in my book).

Thanks for explanation

[LFC7 0]

i also setup emby connect but it wouldn't work either

[ebr 16187]

i also setup emby connect but it wouldn't work either

 

Hi.  As mentioned by rbj, Connect is just a redirection service.  Your server still needs to be accessible externally in order to access it.  You will need to forward the port properly in your router.

[Luke 42083]

This video might help you with port forwarding:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfSLxs40sIw

 

What kind of router do you have?

[LFC7 0]

This video might help you with port forwarding:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfSLxs40sIw

 

What kind of router do you have?

Thanks I have one provided by my isp it’s a router and modem combined

 

 

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[Luke 42083]

Does it have a manufacturer name on it?

[LFC7 0]

Does it have a manufacturer name on it?

ARRIS

[Luke 42083]

This will probably help then:

http://www.cfos.de/en-us/cfos-personal-net/port-forwarding/arris-tg2472.htm

[LFC7 0]

This will probably help then:

http://www.cfos.de/en-us/cfos-personal-net/port-forwarding/arris-tg2472.htm

Thanks you

 

 

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[Luke 42083]

Let us know how that goes.