

It is perplexing that essentially an inferior playback device with inferior connection (mobile phone over mobile data) is able to play back the video swiftly, and yet a fast Mac on Firefox with high-speed wired internet isn't capable of the same. Settings are all fine (set the Original for everything) if I attempt to transcode (even to a lower quality) the situation worsens. Please check your playback setup" errors for the Web App. We are having trouble playing this video. I am not transcoding (my NAS isn't capable), so everything is running at Original Quality on all platforms (Mobile, Local, Remote etc).Īt worst I get the "Server is not powerful enough" or "Server connection is too slow" or " I can see it buffering, but it never plays. Is the app done readying your media? It's now time to set up the devices you want to use to watch your movies and series.Why is it that a simple 720p H264 AAC (700MB) movie would play from my DS215j over Mobile Data to my android phone running Plex App, but yet the same movie running on the Web App over high-speed Internet fails to play at all? On LAN everything plays everywhere fine, but on WAN I get this odd issue.Īt best (on Web) I get thumbs and still video.The program needs some time to index all of your media and download the relevant information. After setting up your library, select 'Complete.' You're now redirected to an overview of all your media.Archive your folders in such a way that all movies are gather in a folder called 'Movies' or 'Films,' for example. Tip: Make sure all of your series and movies aren't in 1 folder. After selecting the file type, a pop-up appears, asking you for the location of your media. Select whether you want to add photos, movies, series, or music. In the next screen, you can create your library.Do you also want to be able to access your movies and series outside of your own network? Make sure to leave the 'Remote access' box checked. Now, press 'Log in.' In the next screen, you can set up a name for your server.

You'll need it for future adjustments, accessing your media, and updates. Select a desired username and enter it together with your email address and your desired password.In the center of your screen, you'll find the option to log in or register.Go through the following steps to set up the app on your Synology NAS: Plex will open a new screen in your browser.
