Boston University Medical Center Library

Connecting to the BU Campus Network

Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) students, faculty, staff, residents, and other users who have a BU login name and Kerberos password can access licensed online resources from home or other off-campus locations through a new authentication service called EZproxy. These resources include electronic journals, textbooks, electronic indexes, and other Web-based tools. Users no longer need the VPN or Proxy Server to access our resources.

If you need a BU login name and Kerberos password, send an email to Bernardo Iglesias (biglesia@bu.edu) or Jason Yee (jayee@bu.edu) from a valid BMC email account. This email must include your first name, last name, email address, and department or school. If you have a BU ID, please include the UID number in your email as well.

For more information on EZproxy, please visit in the Office of Information Technology’s page at http://www.bu.edu/proxy.

If you are having trouble connecting to our electronic resources, please visit the EZproxy Frequently Asked Questions Page or contact the Reference Desk at refquest@bu.edu or (617) 638-4228, Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.

If you previously configured your web browser with the Proxy Server, click here for information on how to remove those settings.

Wireless Access to the BU Campus Network

Wireless Internet connections are available in the Alumni Medical Library and throughout the campus on the 802.1x Network. Connecting to the BUMC Wireless Network (802.1x) requires a BU login name and Kerberos password or PPP account. To set up a BU login name and Kerberos password for BMC users, visit http://www.medlib.bu.edu/computing/acs.cfm.

If your BU account was created prior to April 2008, the BUMC Wireless Network requires a one-time authentication of your BU account at https://www.bu.edu/computing/accounts/ad/kpw (you should be automatically redirected to this page through your browser the first time you log into the Wireless Network).

The instructions for configuring your computer to use the 802.1x Wireless System are below:

For more information on configuring your Wireless access, visit http://www.bu.edu/tech/accounts/wireless/.

Wireless Printing

For PC:

Go to Printing
Click on Click here if you know which software package you need to install. Or Packages
For most students, select Library Printing
For Dental Students select Dental Printers and Library Printing

For Mac:

Download and install the HP Printer Drivers
Go to Pharos
Click on Support Center
Click on Macintosh Components on the left column
Download Pharos Popup and Notify Clients for Mac OS X 10.6 to 10.8
Install
Add a printer via System Preferences --> Print & Scan
If the Advanced button is not available
- Ctrl + click on a blank area
- Select Customize Toolbar...
- Drag Advanced to the tool bar area
Click on Advanced
Type: Pharos Print Server
URL: popup://155.41.134.236/maclrcprintq
Name: maclrcprintq
Print Using: Select Printer software
Select HP Laserjet 4250
Select Optional Tray 3: 500-Sheet Input Tray
Select Duplex Unit

If you require further assistance in setting up wireless printing, please visit the Library Computing Help Desk (room L-1109)

Connecting to a Networked Drive from Off-Campus

BUMC Shared Drives and internal websites require that you authenticate from off-campus before use with the Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Client.

For more information about the VPN Client or to download it to your desktop, go to: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/bumc-oit/network/vpn/.

For more information about options for connecting to the BU network, contact Jason Yee (617) 638-4279 or jayee@bu.edu at the Library Computing Help Desk; the IT Help Center at (617) 353-HELP (353-4357), or go to http://www.bu.edu/tech/.