Remote Tailscale client vs Local LAN client

Channels DVR Server
#1

Can channels tell the difference between a client connect over Tailscale vs the LAN?
It would be preferred for Channels to treat remote tailscale clients as remote, so that the video can be transcoded to a lower bitrate, if necessary.

EDIT: I turned on the tailscale for channels and connected remotely to it using Onn TV devices, but channels still sees clients as local. So, I guess there's no way for channels to handle the tailscale remotely connected clients in a manner similar to when I had port 8089 open - or is there?

#2

I just went through a remote access using Tailscale and did run into few hiccups on the streaming, but I was able to go through the client channels “Settings-Playback-Streaming Quality” and you have a few options there “Home Streaming (Original) - Internet Streaming (8Mbps) or Original Quality Delivery (Direct). I used the 8Mbps and didn’t have any more hiccups. Don’t believe Channels Server side will auto detect and adjust as you are looking for.

#3

Thank you - adjusting bit rates to specific clients will also work - testing here at work, if I lower the client to 6 Mbps, that seems to avoid stalling and the PQ is pretty good.

#4

channels clients let you connect "At Home" or "Away From Home" that's the 'quick' way to dictate transcoding.
non-channels viewers such as the community ones for windows here do not show as clients to the server.

#5

My experience is that the only "Away from Home" (=remote) connection is the method where you open port 8089 to the internet. If you use the more secure Tailscale approach, all connections appear local.

#6

k, I guess i never did try it after replacing the built in for full tailscale. I want original/direct anyway.