ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES FROM OFF CAMPUS
THROUGH YOUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
(AOL**, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, etc.)

These instructions will help you to access the University’s Library Resources from off campus using your ISP and Netscape Communicator. Please follow the instructions carefully.

Please call the Information Systems Helpdesk at 732.923.HELP (732.923.4357) if you have any questions.

Part 1

Install and use the most current version of Netscape browser and dedicate it to your schoolwork. If you have Netscape installed on your machine, skip to Part 2.

• Log in to your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
• Download the Netscape browser from here
• When the Save In dialog box appears, click the Save button. Click on Save to Disk, or in the Save As…window that pops up, select Desktop from the drop-down menu and click OK. The installation file, (NSSetup.exe) will appear on your Desktop as an icon when complete. (This download could take as long as 1½ hours, depending on your modem line and PC.)
• Click on the installation file you just downloaded to start the installation, and follow the instructions

NOTE: Do not set Netscape as your default browser.

• Stay online, minimize your ISP

Part 2

• Click on the new Netscape Communicator icon on your Desktop to open Netscape

To set your browser Home Page to open to Monmouth University:

• Open Netscape
• On the toolbar: Click Edit, Preferences
• Under category: Click on Navigator
• Click to bullet Home Page
• At Home Page location type: http://www.monmouth.edu

• Click OK
• Close Netscape program completely
• Open Netscape again

Part 3

Configure Netscape using the proxy setting to access Library Resources

Note: You must configure the Netscape browser exactly as shown below. This proxy will only work from computers located off campus using a local Internet Service Provider (ISP)

• Select Edit, Preferences, Advanced, Proxies
• Click the Automatic proxy configuration button
• Click in Configuration location (URL): and type http://proxy.monmouth.edu:8080
• Click Reload

• Click OK

Part 4

At the Monmouth University home page, click the Jump To down menu and click on Library/Research to bring you to the Guggenheim Library web page. Click on the image.

Navigate your way into the library resource you require. When you select an off-site library resource you will be prompted for your user ID and password as shown below.

For students, this is your Hawkmail username and password. (Remember that these are both case sensitive).

• In User name type your student ID number preceded by s, i.e. s0123456.
• In Password enter your Hawkmail password. Your initial password is the first letter of your last name (lower case), followed by your month and day of birth. (5 characters). For example: If your name is Jane Doe and you were born on December 1, 1979, your password would be: d1201. If your name is John Smith and you were born on May 2, 1979, your password would be: s0502. You will be required to re-enter your username and password each time you restart your web browser.

If you still cannot access the library resources, call the University Help Desk at 732.923.HELP (732.923.4357). A technician will guide you through the process.

These instructions are adapted from the Monmouth University Help Desk document located at: http://www.monmouth.edu/resources/tech./helpdesk/students.asp, click on "Off-Campus Library Resources."

Guggenheim Library
Last updated: October 8, 2003 by JU