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| ===== EZProxy Maintenance ===== | ===== EZProxy Maintenance ===== | ||
| - | EZproxy is a web proxy server used by libraries to give access from outside the library's computer network to restricted-access websites that authenticate users by IP address. This allows library patrons at home or elsewhere to log in through their library's EZproxy server and gain access to resources to which their library subscribes, such as bibliographic databases. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EZproxy|Source]] EZProxy is used by the Five Colleges and is an OCLC Product. | + | OCLC's EZProxy is a service which allows authorized patrons to access publisher content remotely which would otherwise be behind a paywall on the open web. We provide the IP address to our proxy server to all publishers so that once patrons authenticate into the server, their web traffic is shown as coming from a valid UMass Amherst IP address which grants them full access to our subscribed content. When patrons attempt to access subscribed content on the open web from home (via Google or directly at publisher sites) they are not recognized as an authorized user and see only a paywall. EZProxy is used by the rest of the Five Colleges and is the authentication for the majority of our eResources. |
| Vendor documentation can be found at [[https://help.oclc.org/Library_Management/EZproxy|EZProxy Support]] | Vendor documentation can be found at [[https://help.oclc.org/Library_Management/EZproxy|EZProxy Support]] | ||
| ==== Basic Changes to Stanzas ==== | ==== Basic Changes to Stanzas ==== | ||
| * Using a FTP client (preferably WinSCP-Put in a SysHelp Ticket to have it installed on your machine) access the Proxy Server | * Using a FTP client (preferably WinSCP-Put in a SysHelp Ticket to have it installed on your machine) access the Proxy Server | ||
| - | * The Username and Password can be gotten from Scott, Kat, or Jack | + | * The Username and Password can be gotten from Scott, Kat, Jaime, or Jack |
| * Once logged in, navigate to the config.txt file | * Once logged in, navigate to the config.txt file | ||
| * There are many old Config files and backups that are not used anymore. Make sure you select the correct one. | * There are many old Config files and backups that are not used anymore. Make sure you select the correct one. | ||
