Hi.
We have an annual subscription with TunnelBear and love it. It's not the greatest VPN for governmental privacy, but that's not part of our need.
Some reasons we like it:
* Reasonable price.
* Browser add-ons make it possible for just one browser to be "off-campus" while the rest of the computer operates normally. (This is THE killer feature.)
* Five simultaneous connections allow multiple users to use it. (as long as they know to disconnect when done).
* Easy for users to understand and change "virtual location".
* Cute! (Watch the bear as you enter the password.)
Hope that helps,
Erich
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From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> on behalf of Catherine Smith <clsmith35@UA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 11:16 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Recommendation requests: VPN for off-campus testing
We are researching new methods for testing off-campus access of our E-Resources. We currently use the HMA VPN on a virtual machine, but it has become increasingly slow and unreliable. Does anyone have a product or procedure that you are using the works well that you would recommend?
Many thanks!
--Catherine
Catherine Smith, MLIS | she/her/hers
Coordinator of Metadata | Assistant Professor
University Libraries, Resource Acquisition & Discovery
The University of Alabama
Phone 205-348-1516
clsmith35@ua.edu | https://lib.ua.edu
Received on Mon Oct 11 2021 - 12:11:28 EDT