Connect from Off-Campus

Remote access to the UCI Libraries' licensed online resources is available to current UC Irvine students, faculty & staff. In order to use these resources you must be "authenticated" (recognized as a valid user) by the UCI campus network.  Your login/password is your UCInetID. To activate your UCInetID, visit OIT's UCInetID Activation page. For further assistance, call OIT at (949) 824-2222 or visit the OIT Help Desk page.

 

VPN Session Options

UCI

UCI affiliates can use "UCI" and/or "UCIFull" session tunnels for accessing restricted campus resources and certain licensed materials. More information on UCI VPN sessions be found at oit.uci.edu/help/vpn/

Law

Law school community members can use the Law VPN to get to resources that are restricted to the law school. For Law VPN help, check with Law School Information Technology Services: www.law.uci.edu/its

 

The VPN address "vpn2.uci.edu" will NOT work for full access to Library resources .

For full access, connect to vpn.uci.edu and choose the group UCIFull.

The "Group" menu may be hidden behind the DUO window.
Move it out of the way or shrink it to be able to change the Group setting to UCIFull.

UCI Full VPN Hidden Window

 

Software VPN

Desktop VPN

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  • Important: UCI affiliates must use the address vpn.uci.edu and the "UCIFull" Group to access restricted campus resources and certain licensed materials.
  • Note: Users who have enrolled in DUO MultiFactor Authentication (MFA) will now receive an additional prompt to approve or to enter a DUO code upon logging into the VPN.  More information about DUO MFA can be found at https://www.oit.uci.edu/duo/.
  • Provides access to most licensed online resources.
  • Access non-web based online resources.
  • For Mac users, please use Chrome or Safari. Firefox may not work due to certificate issues.

Mobile VPN

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  • Works with Android, Chrome OS, and iOS devices.
  • Provides access to most licensed online resources.
  • Access non-web based online resources.

Web VPN

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  • Many of the Libraries' databases do not work with the WebVPN. If you are unable to use the Software VPN, please contact the UCI Libraries Reference Department for assistance.
  • If you experience problems connecting we suggest that you try a different browser. If you continue to experience problems, please contact OIT.
  • Can be used within the browser; does not require you to download additional software.

​Visit the OIT page for more information on the Virtual Private Network (VPN)