Using Write-N-Cite III for Windows from Off Campus

UW-Platteville users who access RefWorks from off campus and through a proxy server must load the WNC Proxy Configuration Utility. (This is a one-time set up.)

  1. From the Windows Start Menu select Programs and RefWorks.
  2. Select the WNC Proxy Configuration Utility and right-mouse click on it (do not double click it) and click on Run As
  3. Select The following user: radio button
  4. Select Administrator in the User Name drop-down
  5. Click OK.
  6. Go back to the Windows Start Menu and select Programs and RefWorks.
  7. Select the WNC Proxy Configuration Utility.
  8. Enter this long URL: http://ezproxy.uwplatt.edu/login?url=https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/?WNC=true
  9. Click OK.
  10. Please check with your librarian if you have any questions about these steps; call 608-342-1668.