# Plex issue with VPN **URL:** \ **Category:** APKs (Android Apps)\ **Created:** [November 9, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://troypointinsider.com/t/plex-issue-with-vpn/45795 "2021-11-09T15:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gumboil](https://troypointinsider.com/user_avatar/troypointinsider.com/gumboil/32/2157_2.png) [@Gumboil](https://troypointinsider.com/u/Gumboil)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://troypointinsider.com/t/plex-issue-with-vpn/45795/1 "2021-11-09T15:20:41Z")
I have installed Plex on a Mac with a Firestick client and I use a Tenda Nova x 3 mesh to extend the Wi-Fi range. I installed Plex without my Expressvpn switched on and overcame a double NAT problem by switching the Nova to Bridge mode (my ISP router doesn’t allow that). This allowed Remote Access to be enabled. However when I switch the VPN on RA is disabled and this is not fixed by split tunnelling. Plex guidance suggests quite a bit of fiddling with various things which I’m reluctant (and not very competent) to do. So I have some questions. - is there anything that can be done within the vpn to overcome this problem? - does remote access simply allow Plex to accessed outside my private network? I have no real need to used it outside my home and it seems to work ok with RA disabled. Will this cause any problems I am not aware of? - If I decided that I wanted RA for a specific reason I could turn the vpn off for the period I was away. As no one else would be using the Mac would this expose me to risk? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://troypointinsider.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/e/cef12bd290ef251f5d5b5b56fc38623ee815572c.png) [@system](https://troypointinsider.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://troypointinsider.com/t/plex-issue-with-vpn/45795/2 "2021-11-16T15:21:04Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://troypointinsider.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/e/cef12bd290ef251f5d5b5b56fc38623ee815572c.png) [@system](https://troypointinsider.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 9:45am UTC](https://troypointinsider.com/t/plex-issue-with-vpn/45795/3 "2023-04-05T09:45:24Z")