Re: Script for WAM Proxy access

["John Rutherford" <aw8721 at wayne dot edu>]

When I was using WAM at another institution we did use scripts to determine 
the users ip
address and write the url for eresources as either a proxy address for 
off-campus users or
a direct url for on campus users. But I also tested performance running 
on-campus users
through the wam proxy server. I didn't notice any measurable difference. So 
from a statistics
point of view it might be easier to proxy all url's. Of course if there are 
a lot of public domain
resources then it does require the extra steps of adding those resources to 
the proxy tables.

John Rutherford
Wayne State University

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Dubisz" <fdubisz at apu dot edu>
To: <btopritz at switchinc dot org>; "IUG INNOPAC List" <innopac at innopacusers dot org>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 12:11 AM
Subject: RE: Script for WAM Proxy access


> >From my understanding, Bill's method would still channel all database
> traffic through the WAM proxy server - even if on-campus users are not
> asked for authentication.
>
> I'm wondering though how prevalent Jonathon's concern is - to split
> on-campus users away from the WAM proxy server. For one thing,
> statistics would be skewed.
>
> The other issue would be if the WAM (and library) server is strong
> enough to handle both on/off-campus access without noticeable
> slow-downs. Any assessments on that from WAM proxy users?
>
>
> Frank Dubisz * 626-815-6000 x3132 * APU Library Systems
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
> [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Bill Topritzhofer
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 10:56 AM
> To: 'IUG INNOPAC List'
> Subject: RE: Script for WAM Proxy access
>
> You shouldn't need a script to avoid having 2 separate links for on vs.
> off-campus users. You would just need to use Service Levels in WAM and
> assign Service Levels to web logins based on IP address. This is fairly
> simple to set up.
>
> You would be able to use the same link for on-campus users they would
> just
> not be asked for authentication when they clicked on the link and would
> be
> sent directly to the resource.
>
> Please feel free to contact me directly if you need more info.
>
> -Bill
>
> ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^
> Bill Topritzhofer
> Coordinator & Technical Support Specialist
> SWITCH Library Consortium
> btopritz at switchinc dot org
> Ph. 414.351.2423
> Fx. 414.228.4146
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
> [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Bloy
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 12:27 PM
> To: innopac at innopacusers dot org
> Subject: Script for WAM Proxy access
>
> At my library, we're using Innovative's WAM proxy to authenticate off
> campus users of our database subscriptions and we're maintaining two
> separate links for on-campus and off-campus users.  We'd like to get
> away from having separate links and make this process invisible to the
> user.
>
> I've seen some libraries that use a script to determine if a user is on
> or off campus (via I.P. address) and then send the off campus user to an
> appropriate link through the proxy server, so they can be verified as an
> authorized user.
>
> I'm fairly new when it comes to server side scripting and would like to
> avoid re-inventing the wheel.  Does anyone have a script they can share
> or point me toward?  Unfortunately PHP is not installed on our campus
> servers, so I would need something an ASP or a CGI Script.
>
>
> ---
> Jonathan Bloy
> Web Services Librarian
> Edgewood College
> Madison, Wisconsin
> http://library.edgewood.edu
>
> 608-663-3385
>
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