[Eril-l] Testing Access to E-resources from "off-campus"

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We used to use Opera’s VPN for this, but ran into trouble with it a few years ago. Now we use the free version of ProtonVPN. It works a treat.

Matthew

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We use the free VPN built into the Opera browser to test.

Joey Schulte
Ohio State University Libraries

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If you have a cell phone disconnected from wi-fi, that will work. If it can serve as a hotspot for your desktop, then so much the better. Babi Hammond Digital Experience Consultant Colorado State Library On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 12: 55 PM Electronic

If you have a cell phone disconnected from wi-fi, that will work. If it can serve as a hotspot for your desktop, then so much the better.

Babi Hammond
Digital Experience Consultant
Colorado State Library


On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 12:55 PM Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org<mailto:eril-l at lists.eril-l.org>> wrote:
Hi all,

We are looking for a solution to mimic being off-campus to test our electronic resources. I currently do this by using a VPN that I pay for myself, which is not ideal. How do other folks do this? Do you use a VPN? If so, is there a specific VPN vendor you’d recommend?

Thanks!
Denis

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