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Library Home: User Services: Off Campus Access

To provide remote access to online databases for our students, faculty and staff, we use EZproxy. This proxy system provides authentication through your EdWeb/Admin login and password.

   
How do I access databases
  Off-campus database access is available for current students, faculty, and staff. Just click on the links on the database pages. A page will open asking for your login and password:
 
 

If you are a Student: Use your student login and password as if you were using EdWeb.
If you are Staff or Faculty: Use your Admin login and password.

You should normally have to enter your login and password once each time you access the databases. If you exit out of the browser, you will be asked for your information when you restart the browser and begin to access the databases.

 
 
 
Troubleshooting FAQs
 

Listed below are some common problems encountered when trying to access library databases from off-campus. If you have any questions or problems, please contact Reference Services at refdesk@stedwards.edu or 448-8474.

Q: When I enter my login/password, I get an error saying that my "login or password is incorrect". What should I do?

A: You can contact the SEU Computer Help Desk at 448-8443
(see: http://www.stedwards.edu/it_dept/computer/index.html, for hours and other contact options).
The login/password used to access library databases is the same as what you use to access online registration, EdWeb, staff information, etc. These are managed by SEU Computer Services.

Q: After clicking on a database, I get a "Page cannot be found" error. What should I do?

A: This could be a problem specific to the database, or an incompatibility between your system and EZProxy. There are several steps you can try:

·          If your system has a firewall, then you will have to make an exception for:

    • libr.stedwards.edu
    • port 2048

Windows XP users: Windows XP comes with its own firewall, and Microsoft recommends that you activate this feature to secure your computer. Read these instructions to open up port 2048.

Note: If you are trying to connect from work, then you can talk to your IT department or network administrator about how your network is configured to see if any of the above settings can be adjusted.

 
 

Library Home: User Services: Off Campus Access

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