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Get apps for freeThis tutorial will show you how to set up your Amazon Fire TV with MediaStreamer.
Note: While MediaStreamer will enhance your streaming experience, it will not give your Amazon Fire TV VPN protection. To get VPN protection on your Amazon Fire TV, you can sideload the ExpressVPN app onto your Amazon Fire TV or connect your Amazon Fire TV to the internet through a VPN router.
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Get your DDNS hostname
Sign in to update your hostname
Get your DNS server IP address
Change your Amazon Fire TV DNS addresses
Get your DDNS hostname
Go to https://www.dynu.com and click Create Account.
Create your account to receive the account verification email from Dynu.
Open the link in the verification email then log in to your account on https://www.dynu.com and select DDNS Services.
Click on + Add to add a DDNS service.
If you do not have a hostname already, enter your desired hostname in Option 1 and click + Add. This is the recommended option fo users who are not familiar with domain names.
If you already have your own domain name, enter your domain name in Option 2 and click +Add.
Once done, you will see your hostname and your current public IP. Uncheck both Wildcard Alias and Enable IPv6 Address and click Save.
And that’s it! Your DDNS hostname is set up and ready to be used!
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Sign in to update your hostname
From your Fire TV, sign in to your account on https://www.dynu.com. This will ensure that your IP is updated in order to use MediaStreamer on your Apple TV.
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Get your DNS server IP address
To set up the MediaStreamer DNS server on your Amazon Fire TV, you will need to obtain the ExpressVPN MediaStreamer IP addresses.
Begin by signing in to your account.
Click on Set Up ExpressVPN.
Select MediaStreamer on the left side of the screen. On the right, you will find the MediaStreamer DNS server IP address. Keep it on hand for the setup.
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Change your Amazon Fire TV DNS addresses
On your Amazon Fire TV, go to Settings.
Click on Network.
Find your Wi-Fi connection and forget it. To do so, click the (≡) button on your remote.
Select your Wi-Fi network again, enter your Wi-Fi password and then select Advanced. Do not click CONNECT.
Enter an IP from the same IP range as your router. To do so, find your router’s IP, and enter the same first three groups of digits but change the last digit. For example, if your router IP is 192.168.44.1, you can enter 192.168.44.200. Click Next.
In the “Default gateway field”, enter the actual IP of your router. Click Next.
For “Network Prefix Length”, enter 24. Click Next.
For “DNS 1”, enter the first ExpressVPN MediaStreamer IP address (found above) then click Next.
For “DNS 2”, enter the second ExpressVPN MediaStreamer IP address then click CONNECT.
You should be successfully connected to your Wi-Fi connection and can now use MediaStreamer on your Amazon Fire TV.
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