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Off-Campus Access

You must be authenticated as a CU-Boulder employee or student If you are trying to access our licensed databases and online resources from an off-campus location. There are two ways to access these resources from off-campus:

1. VPN (Virtual Private Network): This is the recommended method for high-speed Internet and broadband users.

• Download and install VPN on your computer - instructions are available on the ITS VPN Information Page.
• After installation, run VPN before you access the online databases/journals. A CU IdentiKey is required for logging into the VPN.
• If you have questions regarding VPN and IdentiKey accounts, please call the ITS Help Desk at 303-735-HELP

 

2. Proxy Server: Use this method if you are unable to use VPN. Please note that the proxy server has a limited amount of space for titles, so not all of the Chinook databases (including many of the online journals) are available via proxy. To get complete access to Chinook databases you must use VPN. Proceed to browser configurations for the proxy server.