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If you wish to make use of this service, it is necessary for your portable computer to have an Ethernet card with a UTP connection, and for it to be configured to use DHCP in order that it can be allocated an IP address and DNS settings automatically.
PLEASE NOTE: Your computer should have all relevant patches and fixes for the operating system and software. If these are not in place your computer is likely  to fail the test in '2' below and you will NOT be granted access to the network.

If you are current member of the University (blue-card holder) and do not understand these requirements or do not know how to meet them, then please consult your departmental or college IT support officer.
If you are not a current member of the University (holders of gold, brown, green, pink and red cards), you should ensure before you visit the Library that your laptop is correctly configured.

Please note that reading room staff cannot provide any technical assistance at all.  It is your responsibility to configure your computer. The Library does not supply data cables to readers.

Before your laptop is authorised to connect to the network you must scan your laptop. To do this simply connect your laptop to any network socket and open a web browser and follow the instructions. Full details can be found below.

If it passes, then your laptop will be automatically authorised to connect to the network in the building that you are in for 7 days.

If it fails, you will be given a detailed report on your web browser. You will be advised to save this report to your laptop to assist your IT support in fixing your PC.
 
Oxford University rules for computer use can be accessed at http://www.ox.ac.uk/it/rules/ . Readers are reminded that they are bound not to misuse library computing facilities, for example, by downloading unsuitable materials. Please ensure that all relevant patches and updates for your machine have been applied.
Any computer that does not meet the rules for computer use will be banned from accessing resources on all library networks.

Scanning a Laptop/PDA

1. Switch on your laptop/PDA.
2. Ensure it is set to receive both an IP address and DNS settings automatically.
3. Open a web browser.
4. You will be prompted with a screen like this. Click on "Click here to begin the scan".
   
   
5. The scan will start.
   
   
6. The browser will reload this page every 15 seconds until the tests are complete.
   
   
7. You should get a screen that looks like this if your laptop/PDA passes. Your browser will then redirect you to the University homepage.
   
   
8. If you browser does not redirect correctly, you will receive this screen. This is due to the way in which some browsers cache information. If you close and restart your browser, you will go to your regular homepage. (N.B. Please ensure all windows are closed for the browser.)