Hi.

We have an annual subscription with TunnelBear and love it.  It's not the greatest VPN for governmental privacy, but that's not part of our need.  

Some reasons we like it:

* Reasonable price.   
* Browser add-ons make it possible for just one browser to be "off-campus" while the rest of the computer operates normally.  (This is THE killer feature.)   
* Five simultaneous connections allow multiple users to use it.  (as long as they know to disconnect when done).   
* Easy for users to understand and change "virtual location".   
* Cute!  (Watch the bear as you enter the password.)

Hope that helps,
Erich


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From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Catherine Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Recommendation requests: VPN for off-campus testing

We are researching new methods for testing off-campus access of our E-Resources.  We currently use the HMA VPN on a virtual machine, but it has become increasingly slow and unreliable.  Does anyone have a product or procedure that you are using the works well that you would recommend?

Many thanks!

--Catherine

Catherine Smith, MLIS | she/her/hers
Coordinator of Metadata | Assistant Professor
University Libraries, Resource Acquisition & Discovery
The University of Alabama
Phone 205-348-1516
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