Off Campus Connectivity

Configure Safari for Off Campus Access with Mac OS X.3 (Panther) or Above

You can use Safari with Mac OS X.3 or above. If you have Mac OS X.2 or below, go to to the instructions for Firefox.

• Click on the Apple in the top left corner of the screen, and then click on System Preferences.
• In the System Preferences window that pops up, click on the Network icon to open the Network window.

• Note: If you can not complete the following steps because options are "grayed out", you may need to click on the lock in the lower left corner of the window and enter the password you use to log on to your computer in order to make changes to the settings.
  
• In the Network window, select your Location and, under Show, your appropriate connection:
  Internal Modem, Built-in Ethernet, or Airport.
• Then click on the Proxies tab.
• Next, in the left hand column under Select a proxy server to configure, click the check box in front of Automatic Proxy Configuration (you may have to scroll down to display this option).
• In the right hand column under Proxy Configuration File, type: http://cat.lib.grinnell.edu:8080/proxy.pac (It may be easier to copy and paste the URL from here.)
• Click Apply Now.
  

The example below shows the setup for an Airport card connection to a home wireless network.

Safari should now be configured to access library resources from off campus. You do not need to restart Safari.

One more thing...
When you try to access a licensed resource, you will be prompted to type your campus username and password.

Now you should be able to access library databases and indexes as well as electronic course reserves. If you have any problems, please contact Gail J. Bonath - bonath@grinnell.edu, 641-269-3358 or Sheryl Bissen - bissen@grinnell.edu, 641-269-3359.