Connect from Off-Campus

• Three modes of remote access are:
  
  
  • WebVPN
  • Software VPN
  • UCI LifeLine Modem Service

• Your login/password is your UCINetID. To activate, click here.
• For further assistance, call NACS at (949) 824-2222.

Advantages

• Works with many different Internet browsers.
• Does not require you to download additional software.
• For more info, click here.

Limitations

• Web pages may load more slowly.
• WebVPN will not access the following page(s):
  
  
  • http://www.science-of-synthesis.com/

** Select "UCI Full" when you run the VPN software.

Advantages

• Use virtually any Internet browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox), and most Internet connections.
• Software VPN will also allow you to:
  
  
  • Access such non-web based online resources as Scifinder Scholar from off-campus.
  • Access the pages above that are inaccessible via the WebVPN.

• For more info, click here.

Limitations

• Requires download and installation of free client software.
• Some home wireless networks may not be able to utilize the Software VPN.
• Currently, the client software is only available for PC's using Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Advantages

• Free.
• In order to use the UCI LifeLine Modem Service, you will need to:
  
  
  • Set up your personal computer to use a dial-up modem.
  • Connect following the instructions on the NACS Connecting to UCI's LifeLine Modem Service web page.

• For more information, click here.

Limitations

• During times of heavy use, it may take several attempts to connect to the LifeLine Modem Service.
• This is a limited resource and it is not intended tfor more than modest needs. No Web browser proxy configuration is needed to use the UCI Libraries' licensed resources.
• Connection time is limited both per session and by weekly usage.
• The speed of your connection is limited to approximately 53K (53,000 bits per second).