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This tutorial will show you how to set up your Amazon Fire TV with MediaStreamer.

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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 use the ExpressVPN app on your Amazon Fire TV or connect your Amazon Fire TV to the internet through a VPN router.

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Set up and register your DDNS hostname
Register your IP address on the ExpressVPN website
Get your DNS server IP address
Change your Amazon Fire TV DNS addresses

Set up and register your DDNS hostname

If you have a dynamic IP address, it means you are assigned a different IP address each time you log on to your device. Dynamic IP addresses make it difficult to use MediaStreamer and can lead to problems when trying to access online services. A DDNS can resolve this issue. Before proceeding, make sure you’ve set up a static hostname using DDNS and registered the hostname with ExpressVPN.

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1. Register your IP address on the ExpressVPN website

To set up the MediaStreamer DNS server on your Amazon Fire TV, you will need to obtain the ExpressVPN MediaStreamer IP addresses.

  1. Begin by signing in to your ExpressVPN account. Enter your email, followed by the verification code that’s sent to it. Then click Continue.ExpressVPN login screen requesting verification code
  2. Click DNS Settings in your profile menu.ExpressVPN dashboard showing the profile menu and the "DNS Settings" option highlighted.
  3. Under IP address registration, click Register my IP address. It’s also a good idea to also enable Automatically register my IP address.IP Address registration screen in ExpressVPN's DNS settings menu

Note: The option to register your IP address will be greyed out if it’s already registered.

Once your IP address is registered, to maintain access to MediaStreamer on your Amazon Fire TV, keep it up-to-date. Periodically sign in to your account on the ExpressVPN website. Alternatively, you can use the ExpressVPN app on any device connected to the same network as your Fire TV. This will allow your devices to continue using MediaStreamer without disruption.

2. Get your MediaStreamer IP address

  1. Visit the ExpressVPN setup page and, if prompted, enter your email address followed by the verification code.ExpressVPN login screen requesting verification code
  2. Under Applications, select Network & smart home to open the dropdown menu. From there, click MediaStreamer.The Set up your apps page in the ExpressVPN+ portal, showing the "Network & smart home" dropdown menu, and "MediaStreamer" as a highlighted option.
  3. You will find your DNS server IP addresses on the right side, under MediaStreamer IP#1 and MediaStreamer IP #2.The Configure MediaStreamer page in the ExpressVPN+ portal.

Keep this browser window open. You will need this information for the setup later.
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Change your Amazon Fire TV DNS addresses

  1. On your Amazon Fire TV, go to Settings.Settings menu on Amazon Fire TV
  2. Click on Network.Network setting highlighted on Amazon Fire TV Settings menu
  3. Find your Wi-Fi connection and forget it. To do so, click the (≡) button on your remote, then click the select button.List of available Wi-Fi options with the forget network button highlighted
  4. Select your Wi-Fi network again, enter your Wi-Fi password, and then select Advanced. Do not click CONNECT.Advanced option on Amazon Fire TV Wi-Fi password screen
  5. 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.
  6. In the “Default gateway field”, enter the actual IP of your router. Click Next.
  7. For “Network Prefix Length”, enter 24. Click Next.
  8. For “DNS 1”, enter the first ExpressVPN MediaStreamer IP address (found above) then click Next.
  9. 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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