Network Segmentation and PLEX Servers
I am planning on separating all my TVs and Streaming Boxes off my main network and onto their own network segment. I don't want the TVs and such to have access to my main network. However, I want my PLEX server to me on my main network and still allow only PLEX traffic through the segment to the TVs and Streaming boxes. Is this something someone has already accomplished? If not, I will mess around when mine shows up next week and try to get it to work. Obviously, with PLEXPass, I could always access them "over the internet" but that seems unnecessary.
Reading this: https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-across-network-segment/398725/10
It sounds like as long as I have the IP of the PLEX server and I allow TCP port 32400 between the two it should work. I'll give it a go if no one had tried this yet!
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While I cant speak to the seperate network segmentation aspect of your question, I also run a PLEX media server. I have manually forwarded port 32400 and it seems to run just fine without any additional steps made. Access remotely and locally works fairly well, as would be expected.
I am curious now about what the benefits / drawbacks a sequestered PLEX server might bring to the mix....
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You can setup barriers between your segments locally, and then use the "allow" rule to allow communication into certain segments.
Also, you will see the local network rules are directional. You can pick traffic to and traffic from (or both) network segments or all local networks.
Say if you have SEG A and SEG B
You can say, on SEG A, block all to Local network traffic. Will will block SEG A sending anything, but ... still allow SEG B to talk to SEG A.
https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008521833-Manage-Rules
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