The first order of business is to hop into your Plex Media Server via the web-based control panel, located, by default, at local servers IP]:32400. Note: If you’re already offline, you’ll need to locate your configuration files using this Plex help document and then manually edit the value for allowedNetworks to include the address block discussed below.

Method One: Disable Plex Authentication on Your Local NetworkĮnabling local access to your Plex server without authentication is a great way to sidestep the internet-based authentication process and use your Plex clients in the way that feels most like you’re used to.

But, because of the diverse number of devices people run Plex on, we recommend you refer to this Plex help file to determine where those configuration files are located on your particular device. We’ll mention which things you need to edit in the section below. The PS3/4 app requires transcoding for the subtitles to be embedded into the video stream.If you are reading this article after the fact and your internet is already down, you’ll need to edit the Plex configuration files specific to your particular platform. Yes, all of the content I have has subtitles unfortunately. It seems subtitles are not yet supported on the PS4 app. But it still said:ĭoes the file have any subtitles? if it does it will transcode no matter the level of the file. Tried setting it to 4.1 restarted both, and played a clean file in case it has cached it. If it still transcodes upload log files so we can havea look at what the issue may be? Can you set the setting, restart the client and server, then try to play the file. With the maximum level set to 4.1 or higher that file should not transcode from what you have posted. However, when I run Plex Home Theater, Plex for iOS etc, this isn’t the case. I’ve set the Maximum H264 level to 4.1, 4.0, none.

The file is a mkv file, with the following properties:

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