Setting up the MSI Afterburner Remote Server allows you to monitor your PC’s real-time hardware stats (like GPU temperatures, frame rates, and CPU utilization) directly from an Android device or via a local web browser. This is incredibly useful for full-screen gaming setups where you cannot use a traditional on-screen display. Prerequisites
Ensure your PC and mobile device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network/router.
Install the latest desktop version of MSI Afterburner on your Windows PC. Step-by-Step Configuration Guide 1. Download and Extract the Remote Server
Download the MSI Afterburner Remote Server software package onto your Windows PC.
Extract the downloaded .zip or .rar archive to an easy-to-remember folder on your local drive. 2. Configure Windows Firewall Open your Windows Defender Firewall settings.
Allow an app through firewall and explicitly whitelist the MSIAfterburnerRemoteServer.exe executable.
Note: Skipping this step is the most common reason mobile devices fail to connect to the host PC. 3. Launch and Check Server Credentials
Run MSIAfterburnerRemoteServer.exe from your extracted folder.
Locate the server utility icon inside your Windows system tray (bottom right corner of your taskbar).
Double-click the system tray icon to reveal the application window.
Write down the listed host IP address and Port configuration (e.g., 192.168.1.5:82).
Note the security key or set a custom password to protect your connection. 4. Configure the Mobile Application
Download the official MSI Afterburner Android application APK onto your device.
Open the mobile app and head into its internal Settings menu.
Input the host IP address and matching port information you grabbed from your PC in the previous step. Enter the security key if prompted by the client app.
Return to the application home dashboard and select Monitor to view your active streaming hardware graphs. Manual Network Verification (Alternative Browser Method)
If you prefer not to use the mobile app, you can manually pull data raw from your browser. Open any local web browser on your phone or tablet and navigate to your PC’s connection string format: http://[YOUR_IP]:[YOUR_PORT]/mahm. When the standard HTTP Basic Authentication login pops up, use the default internal username MSIAfterburner and input your custom security key as the login password. If successful, your browser will render a continuously updating XML document containing all your PC’s active hardware telemetry.
For advanced data formatting or setting up custom scripts to scrape this network endpoint, you can reference code templates on the MSI Remote Server GitHub Gist. Security Warning
Be aware that keeping this network server actively running broadcasts hardware data over your local subnet. Always change the default security key within the server interface to prevent unauthorized local clients from connecting to your hardware utility stream.
Are you experiencing any specific connection timeout errors, or would you like help customizing which metrics (like VRAM or frame times) are prioritized in the data stream?
Accessing MSI Afterburner remote server manually – Github-Gist
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