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SciFinder-n: Troubleshooting SciFinder

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Troubleshooting SciFinder Issues

Message: "Not Authorized from this IP address"
Your computer's IP address has not been authenticated for UC San Diego. If you're off-campus, make sure that your VPN access is working correctly. If you are on-campus and using your laptop, make sure you're logged in on the UCSD-PROTECTED wifi network.

If you had a SciFinder account at a previous institution, make sure you are using the one you created at UCSD. Accounts created elsewhere will not be recognized on our network.


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If you try to register and get a message that your email address is already registered, this means your account was deactivated for inactivity. Contact me (tmvogel@ucsd.edu), so I can contact CAS support to have your account reinstated.