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Supplying Domain Names and IP Addresses
What Are Domain Names and IP Addresses?
To gain access to any site on the Internet, a computer must be assigned an address. The Internet's addressing and organizational structure uses "domain names" and "IP addresses" to identify each computer. Each institution has a unique domain name, e.g. "jhu.edu" signifies the Johns Hopkins University; each campus and sometimes each division of an institution has a unique "subdomain," e.g., "press.jhu.edu" signifies the JHU Press. These domain and subdomain names correspond to unique numeric addresses called IP addresses which are assigned in ranges for each (sub)domain. Project MUSE uses this system to provide subscription access.
How Do IPs Work with a MUSE Subscription?
Our institutional subscription order form requests your domain name as well as the IP numbers associated with that name. Your library network specialist or campus computing staff can gather this information. Please verify all ranges before submitting them to us. We then add that IP range to our Web server's access database for each journal to which you subscribe. We will activate your campus within two business days, barring any questions regarding your request or your technical details. Then, anyone using a computer within the campus library network can access Project MUSE. Users will encounter no interference (passwords, subscription information, etc.) when attempting to view any subscribed journals. Libraries can link users directly to individual journals' pages as well.
Figuring Out Your IP Ranges
First, figure out what "class" your network is. This will determine how many numbers and/or ranges you must give us when subscribing. In most cases, your network class can be identified by your own computer's IP number. If the first set of numbers (the 2 or 3 numbers preceding the first decimal point) is:
000 - 127: You have a Class A network. This is unlikely for most academic institutions. If you do have a Class A, we simply need the first set of numbers of your IP. For example, for 106.15.104.19, we would need only 106.
128 - 191: You have a Class B network. This is the most likely scenario for most average-sized academic institutions. We need the first and second sets of numbers. For example, for 128.220.50.87 we would need 128.220.
192 - 223: You have a Class C network. It is highly likely that your institution has more than one Class C network, as each Class C network is composed of only 256 IP addresses (meaning if your campus only had one, only 256 machines on campus could connect to the Internet at one time). Please be sure to provide all IP ranges when subscribing. For campuses with C networks, we need the first three sets of numbers of each Class C network. For example, for 192.50.36.7 we need 192.50.36.
Subscribing a Consortium or Multi-Campus System
Because of the many varieties of network configurations each institution may have, we need a subscription form for each institution in the consortium. For each institution, please include complete and accurate information as well as the name of a technical contact person who will be able to answer questions about his or her institution's network IP numbers and domain name(s).
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