Off-Campus Access

Current KCMA students, faculty, and staff are able to access library resources from off-campus through a commercial Internet Service Provider after being properly authenticated. Authentication allows the service being accessed to recognize you as a legitimate user.

Most of the library resources have an off-campus access link that will allow you to properly authenticate at the point of use.

There are also two ways to get authenticated for off-campus access prior to selecting a resource:

Option 1: Log onto the KCMA Proxy Server to access both OhioLINK and KCMA resources

1. Connection to your Internet Services Provider.
2. Bring up your Web browser.
3. Access the KCMA Proxy Server.
4. Enter your network login and password.
5. Allow ActiveX Control to install on your computer...a key icon will appear in the lower right of the screen
6. After ActiveX Control is installed, a menu of databases will display. Select the database you wish to access. To change databases, click Database Links in the frame at the top of the screen and the menu of databases will redisplay. If the frame is covered, click your back button until it reappears.
7. When you are finished, double click the key icon in the lower right of your screen. A dialog box will display. Click disconnect to close the connection to the proxy server.
8. For more information, access the Directions for Accessing the Proxy Server.
9. The following databases can only be accessed off-campus through the KCMA Proxy Server
   • The Cochrane Library
   • Proquest Nursing Journals
   • Medical Media Systems
   • Ulrichsweb
   • KCMA Online Journals
10. Having problems connecting to the proxy server? Check the Troubleshooting Tips
11. Have questions or need help, call the Library for assistance at (937) 395-8053 #6 or email Kathy Salgado at kathy.salgado@kcma.edu

Option 2: Get Authenticated to access OhioLINK resources

1. Connection to your Internet Services Provider.
2. Bring up your Web browser.

Note: Your browser must support cookies and be cookies-enabled to use this option. If you are not sure your browser is cookies-enabled, test your browser by clicking here, then click the back button of your browser to return to this page.

3. Access the Get Authenticated form
4. On the Institution Selection Form, click the down arrow, highlight Wright State University and for branch select Kettering College of Medical Arts, then click Submit.
5. On the OhioLINK Authentication Form, enter your name and your ID#, then click Submit. (Note: For students, your ID#is the last five digits of your ID# followed by the last for digits of your SSN; for faculty and staff, your ID# is the last five digits of your employee ID#)
6. You will receive a message verifying that you have been authenticated.
7. Authentication is good for 2 hours; if you need more time, re-authenticate.
8. Note: You must be validly registered with KCMA and in the library system to use this service.
9. If you have problems with authentication
   • Access Remote Authentication Help  for more information about this service.
   • Call the Library for assistance at (937) 395-8053, #6, or email Kathy Salgado at kathy.salgado@kcma.edu