[Web4lib] Mechanism for testing off-campus access from, on-campus?

[Jimmy Ghaphery]

We have had very good success with the /auth command from EzProxy as 
described here:
http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/ezproxy/cfg/optionrequireauthenticate/

It allows anyone to temporarily force authentication for their machine.

--Jimmy

-- 
Jimmy Ghaphery
Head, Library Information Systems
VCU Libraries
http://www.library.vcu.edu
--

Jim Coble wrote:
 > > We currently use EZProxy to provide off-campus access to licensed
 > > electronic resources to Duke faculty, staff, and students.  Library 
staff
 > > on campus are not, however, able to test or troubleshoot EZProxy 
settings
 > > since they are, well, on campus and have a Duke IP address.  I'm 
interested
 > > to know if / how other libraries have addressed this issue.
 > >
 > > Thanks.
 > >
 > > --Jim
 > >
 > > =================================
 > > Jim Coble
 > > Head, Core Services, IT
 > > Perkins Library
 > > Email: jim.coble at duke.edu
 > > Voice: 919-660-5974  Fax: 919-668-2578
 > > Box 90196, Duke University
 > > Durham, NC 27708-0196
 > > =================================