Hello Angus,
A couple of places I have worked have used an internet dongle (not sure if
that is the right word) and laptop to check external access. I am wondering
if connecting to a mobiles internet would have the same effect?
Hope this helps,
Samantha
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 4:19 PM, Angus Sinclair <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> 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
>
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