The Plex Media Server software can be set up on a computer or a NAS (network-attached storage) device and streams media to any device running the Plex App, such as an Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Smart TV, web browser, or mobile device. It has both free and paid versions, each with its own features. It also allows you to organize and stream all of your personal media-photos, videos, music, etc.-to any device, from anywhere. There is also this Microsoft article that explains how to change the time value for “drop idle connections” in Windows to keep a mapped network drive connection alive.Plex is a media streaming platform that allows you to watch your favorite movies, shows, and music from your favorite streaming services, all in one place. There is probably a way to create a trigger, like with Windows built in Task Schedule, to run at a set time to tickle the drive and keep the connection alive for Plex. More discusson on Plex and the WD My Cloud:Īs to your question about keeping the connection to the drive alive. Plex Western Digital NAS Supported Models

See the following links for more information on NAS support in Plex: Plex is currently ONLY officially supported on the following WD My Cloud models:

One may be able to install the Plex module to a WD My Cloud using version 3 firmware but it is not officially supported by Plex. The problem lies with the lower end processor used on the entry level WD My Cloud units, it is simply not powerful enough to run Plex effectively. The bottom line is that Plex is NOT officially supported on the lower end My Cloud units.

If you use the search feature at the top of the page you’d see there are a number of threads discussing Plex, with a recent thread being a few days ago were a similar question to yours was discussed.

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