Remote Access to Electronic Resources

If your browser is configured to use the old proxy server, please read below.

NO MORE BROWSER CONFIGURATION!!
If you're an off-campus user, just click on our eResources links as you would if you were on campus. Then enter your valid Notre Dame ID and Password and you will be granted access automatically.

What's New?
We are replacing our current proxy server, the tool which allows our Notre Dame faculty, students, and staff to use our resources from off-campus through a commercial Internet Service Provider, like AT&T, AOL, or other. Previously, in order to access our resources from a commercial ISP, it was necessary to configure your browser to connect to our proxy server. Now it is as simple as clicking on the links as you would if you were on campus. Our new server will sense if you are using a commercial ISP and then prompt you for your valid Notre Dame ID and Password, the same ID and Password you use to login to your email.

What do I have to do to start using the new proxy?
Virtually nothing, unless you had previously configured your browser to work with the proxy server. In this case, you will need to de-configure your browser so that it no longer connects to the proxy server; directions are below. Otherwise the hyperlinked resource links will make the connection for you.

NOTE: In order to take advantage of the new easier proxy system, you must click on the links from the libraries' web site or bookmark them. The new links to our resources have an extra piece to them which is critical for connecting to the new proxy server.

What about my bookmarks and favorites?
We stongly recommend that you re-create or edit your Bookmarks (Netscape) and Favorites (IE) because they will no longer work for off-campus access. In order to take advantage of the new proxy server, you must use the hyperlinks through the Libraries' websites or through the library catalog because the connection to the proxy server is now part of our new URLs. Directions for editing and recreating Bookmarks/Favorites are below.

Problems or questions?
If you are having problems accessing resources or have any questions, please contact us at ezproxy@listserv.nd.edu or call 631-3092.

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Web browser proxy deconfiguration instructions:

Netscape 3.x | Netscape Communicator 4 | Internet Explorer 4 (Windows) | Internet Explorer 5 and 6 (Windows) | Internet Explorer 5 (Mac)

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Netscape 3.x

1. Select Network Preferences from the Options menu
2. Click on the Proxies tab
3. Delete the URL http://www-proxy.nd.edu:8080 from the Automatic proxy configuration field
4. Select Direct connection to the internet
5. Click OK

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Netscape Communicator 4 (Windows and Mac)

1. Select Preferences from the Edit menu
2. Click on + or > to the left of Advanced to expand the category
3. Click on Proxies
4. You should now be seeing the first screen below
5. Delete the URL http://www-proxy.nd.edu:8080 from the Automatic proxy configuration field
6. Select Direct connection to the Internet
7. Your configuration screen should now look like the second image below.
8. Click OK

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Internet Explorer 4 (Windows)

1. Select Internet Options from the Tools menu
2. Select Connections from the Internet Options menu
3. Click on Configure from the Automatic Configuration box
4. Delete the URL http://www-proxy.nd.edu:8080 from the field provided
5. Click OK to apply the settings.

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Internet Explorer 5 and 6 (Windows)
NOTE: If you are using a cable modem, or DSL you may need to select the "LAN Settings..." button instead of the Dial-Up settings (step #4). The steps to delete the old proxy url are the same, but your screen will of course look different than the screen shots below. In the case of a DSL connection, you may need to restart your DSL service after changing your proxy settings for those settings to take effect.

1. Select Internet Options from the Tools menu
2. Select Connections tab from the Internet Options menu
3. Click once on the current dial-up setting you are using from the Dial-up settings box
4. Select Settings in the Dial-up settings box
5. You should now be seeing the first screen shot below
6. Under the 'Proxy Server' settings, Delete http://www-proxy.nd.edu from the Address box and 8080 from the port box then de-select Use a proxy server
7. Your screen should now look like the second screen shot below
8. Click OK and OK again to apply the settings.

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Internet Explorer 5 (Mac)

1. Select Preferences from the Edit menu
2. Click the arrow to the left of Network to expand this category
3. Click on Proxies
4. Deselect the box beside Web Proxy
5. Click OK

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Directions for editing Bookmarks/Favorites:
If you choose to edit your bookmarks, you can simply add "http://lib-proxy.nd.edu/login?url=" to the beginning of an existing URL. Should you choose to do this, we recommend that you look up the resource in the library catalog to determine if the "http://lib-proxy.nd.edu/login?url=" string needs to be added to your Bookmark/Favorite. If "http://lib-proxy.nd.edu/login?url=" is pre-appended to the URL in the catalog, then you will want to add it to your Bookmark/Favorite. Some URLs do not require proxying and will not work if you add the string.

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Directions for re-creating Bookmarks/Favorites:

PC (Netscape): Just right click the hyperlink on the Libraries' website or in the catalog. Click "Add Bookmark" or "Bookmark This Link".

PC (IE): Just right click the hyperlink on the Libraries' website or in the catalog. Click "Add to Favorites".

Mac (Netscape): Hover over the hyperlink you want to Bookmark and write it down. Click Bookmarks > File Bookmark and enter in the Bookmark information manually. In earlier versions of Netscape (lower than 6.0), you must select Bookmarks > Edit Bookmarks. Click on the Bookmark in question and select Edit > Get Info. Then edit the Bookmark manually.

Mac (IE): Hover over the hyperlink you want to add to your Favorites and write it down. Click Favorites > Organize Favorites and enter in the Favorite information manually.

 

 

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