Off Campus Access with VPN

To use SciFinder Scholar from off campus you will need to use UCF's Virtual Private Network. The UCF Network Operations Center provides basic instructions for VPN. However, you must vary from their instructions to make VPN work for access library databases. Links below open in a new window.

1. First, create a VPN account for yourself as instructed on the VPN Help page. You will need to login with your PID and your myUCF password, fill out a form, and pick a VPN user name and password. Once you have done that, move on to step two.
2. Next, configure your computer to use VPN. Several options are listed on the VPN Help page. The Library recommends either of these two:
   • XP users should use the built-in VPN client. Instructions
   • All other users should download the Cisco VPN client.

   In both cases, Create the "Connection Entry" with host address vpn3030.ucf.edu with name 'library' and password 'vpn3030'.

Contact the Help Desk for questions about VPN.