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We have a yearly subscription to ibVPN for about $45. This has worked marvelously for us. Occasionally if I need to check off-campus mobile access I'll use my personal smartphone, but most of our users are still coming in from desktop computers so it's rare that I take this additional step. Hope this helps, Mandi Mandi Schwarz Library Assistant - Electronic Resources University of Northern British Columbia 250-960-6455; [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sandra M. Barstow Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:41 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Replicating remote access on campus. We have software to do this checking, but my quick-and-dirty method uses my smartphone (turn off wifi, and use the data plan). If I click on the link within our website and I'm prompted for a username and password, I assume the proxy server is doing its job. I could also use my mobile wifi hub (which runs off my cellphone data plan) and a laptop, as somebody suggested. Sandy Barstow Head of Collection Development University of Wyoming Libraries Dept. 3334, 1000 E. University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 [log in to unmask] (307) 766-5621 -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angus Sinclair Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 9:19 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [lis-e-resources] Replicating remote access on campus. Hello list, Increasingly we need to check access to resources from outside our campus network to support remote users and I just wondered how other libraries are doing this? So far as I'm aware all of our campus computers are on the same IP range that we give our suppliers so I have on occasion used my mobile to access resources 'remotely'. This is not ideal for a number of obvious reasons. I initially spoke to our IT department about getting a Tor browser, but again, the reasons for not being allowed to are obvious enough. The next suggestion was a VPN but I was told the service they provide would not be suitable as it serves to bring external clients on to our internal network. I just wondered if there was a simple solution I've overlooked? Thanks, Angus Angus Sinclair e-Resources & Journals Coordinator Goldsmiths, University of London London SE14 6NW 0207 717 3343 lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG