Well, I didn't know that at the time, and I was so annoyed by it I just moved to Jellyfin. And based on another comment in this thread: > https://support.plex.

Well, I didn't know that at the time, and I was so annoyed by it I just moved to Jellyfin. And based on another comment in this thread: > https://support.plex.tv/articles/200890058-authentication-for-local-network-access/ https://support.plex.tv/articles/200890058-authentication-fo... They certainly try to scare people away from changing this setting, which is not a good look IMO.