EZproxy allows you to extend access to your databases to remote users. However, your licensing agreement with database vendors may not authorize you to provide remote access. As an implementer of remote access, it is your responsibility to verify licensing agreements and only permit remote access as authorized.
The following instructions cover how to update existing installations to EZproxy 7.3. These instructions are valid to update from any version of EZproxy to this release. This process will preserve all existing configuration files.
Before getting started
EZproxy 7.3 requires users to obtain a WSKey to run the software. Before downloading EZproxy, please request your WSKey. To request and obtain a Key, please see Request a WSKey.
If you have already obtained a WSKey for any EZproxy V6.x, you can use this same WSKey to upgrade to the newest version.
certutil –hashfile ezproxy-windows.exe sha256
Compare the output of certutil and hashed summary in the ezproxy-windows-sha256.sum file to make sure the hashed summaries are the same.
cmd
in the Open box.c:
cd\ezproxy
ezproxy -sr
rename ezproxy.exe 20180607.exe
rename ezproxy-windows.exe ezproxy.exe
ezproxy -m
rename ezproxy.msg messages.txt
If you are updating from EZproxy V5.7.44 or earlier, copy your new, full WSKey from the OCLC Developer Network WSKeys screen (obtained by following the instructions at How to Request a WSKey), and paste it into your command prompt window with the key command as follows, substituting your complete key for 123456789101112. If you are updating from EZproxy V6.0.8 or newer, you will not need to re-enter your WSKey to update:
ezproxy -k 123456789101112
Note: In the Windows Command Prompt, the keyboard shortcut Control-V will not paste the copied text into the command line. You must right-click to open a list of options and click paste to enter the copied text.
Start EZproxy:
If you run EZproxy directly from the command line, start it with the command:
ezproxy
ezproxy -si