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LRSN: Ez Proxy

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Ez Proxy

 

Ez Proxy is an authentication system that enables college staff and students
to access licensed 3rd party online resources.
Staff and students access resources via Ez Proxy using their standard
college network accounts.

Even on campus when logins are not required, it is Ez Proxy behind
the scenes that is enabling access.

Ez Proxy has interoperability with ALMA,
Primo, Blackboard, Libguides and standard websites

What do institutes need to do

Responsibilities for administering new online content :

The Institutes are responsible for :

  1. Advising the LRSN of new online content - if its subscription or purchase
  2. Advising the LRSN of the correct URL and EZproxy stanza provided by the vendor to access the online content
  3. Advising the vendor company of the institute EZproxy IP address
  4. Compiling the URL for the online content with theEZproxy prepend URL
  5. Ensuring the URL is available on institute website, MARC records, CMS systems etc

Note: A Typical EZProxy stanza must include Title and base URL, but can also have additional fields so users do not get blocked navigating within a site.

Title
URL
Host
HostJavascript (HJ)
Domain
DomainJavascript (DJ)

The LRSN Office is responsible for :

  1. Configuring the new online content in the config files for the appropriate EZproxy instance on the EZproxy server at DTWD
  2. Testing the access to the new online content
  3. Updating the Consortia subpage of What we subscribe to

EZproxy Login Pages

The URLs listed below are the login pages for each institute (hosted by DTWD) and only indicates the landing page to login into EZproxy.

https://elogin05.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login - Central Regional TAFE

https://elogin00.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login - DoE

https://elogin02.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login - North Metropolitan TAFE

https://elogin09.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login -North Regional TAFE

https://elogin13.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login - South Metropolitan TAFE

​https://elogin08.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login - South Regional TAFE​

Trouble-shooting

Got access issues? 

Please do some basic troubleshooting before reporting the issue.

Reporting an issue

Before reporting an error, please check these details and provide them to the Shane.Egan@dtwd.wa.gov.au cc: ICT.Servicedesk@dtwd.wa.gov.au

EZProxy authentication works on several levels, so we need some details to troubleshoot the issue:

  • The name of the resource that the student was trying to access.
  • The exact link that was being used
  • The campus the student was on plus the IP address
  • If the student was offsite, whether they saw the EZproxy login screen.
  • The error message, preferably as a screen shot that shows the URL, vendor name, and error message

This helps us work out where the error may be, for example, if they see the EZproxy login screen but do not authenticate, the issue may be with the LDAP, not EZproxy.

Other points of weakness in the chain of access are the Vendor set up, the library links, or the EZproxy config file.

EZ Proxy: URL Prefix (for your eResource URLs)

The vendor may require the IP address of the relevant EZ Proxy instance.
The EZ Proxy URL prefix is added to the front of the eResource URL to "refer" the link to EZ Proxy for authenticated access.  

Dept of Education                           167.30.57.71     https://elogin00.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login?url=

Central Regional TAFE                   167.30.57.74     https://elogin05.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login?url=

North Regional TAFE                     167.30.57.76      https://elogin09.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login?url=

South Regional TAFE                    167.30.57.78      https://elogin08.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login?url=

North Metropolitan TAFE                167.30.57.79     https://elogin02.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login?url=

South Metropolitan TAFE               167.30.57.80     https://elogin13.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login?url=