Guides: five steps to get connected

There are two ways into the sign-up view of the dashboard: the persistent Log In button in the top right corner, and the Start Free button at the end of this section. First-time users take the registration branch; the form asks for just two things — a username and a password. This service requires no email address, so there is no verification email and no waiting for a link to activate — submitting takes you straight into the dashboard.

The username is only used to log in, so pick an alphanumeric combination that isn't tied to your personal information; let a password manager generate and store the password. With no email layer, the username and password are your only credentials: once registration is done, confirm they're saved before moving on — switching devices or reinstalling a client later depends on them.

After logging in you land on the account overview. At this point there's no plan on the account, so the overview prompts you to buy one — follow the entry point on the page into the plans area, which is what step two covers.

The dashboard's plans area lists three monthly tiers, differing only in monthly traffic: ¥9.9/month for 60GB, ¥18/month for 250GB, ¥28/month for 500GB. All three are identical in coverage (90+ countries / 210+ routes) and device count (unlimited), so the only question is roughly how much data you'll use each month.

Traffic resets monthly on your activation date, not on the calendar month; if you upgrade mid-cycle, the price difference is prorated over the remaining days rather than waiting for the next period. To estimate usage, work backwards from device count and video quality: for one person browsing and watching 1080p, the 60GB tier is usually enough; with two or three devices online at once, regular 4K, or AI tools running for long stretches, 250GB is safer; for shared team use or long downloads, the 500GB tier leaves more headroom.

Going over doesn't mean changing tiers — you can buy a separate data pack: ¥158/300GB, ¥358/1000GB, ¥658/3000GB. Use them until they run out; they never expire. Payment is by Alipay, WeChat Pay or USDT — pick one on the order page and follow the prompts. First payments are covered by a 14-day no-questions-asked refund, so if you just want to try things out, that window is long enough to run through every step on this page before deciding whether to continue.

The subscription link is an address with a token in it; the client reads it to learn your plan, available routes and expiry date. After payment, go back to the account overview — the subscription section sits right there. Click the copy button to put the whole address on your clipboard rather than selecting part of it by hand: the token is case-sensitive, and one missing character makes the client report a parse failure or load an empty list.

That address is as sensitive as your account credentials: traffic between the server and the client is quantum-encrypted, but if the link itself leaks, others can read your route configuration. So don't post it in public groups, don't send screenshots of it, and don't reuse an address from an old screenshot to set up a new device — copy it again from the dashboard when you switch devices.

The dashboard may offer several subscription formats (Clash-family, sing-box and so on). If you're not sure which to pick, check what your client supports first, then come back and copy that one. Picking the wrong one does no harm — the client will report a format error, and you can import a different one.

The clients themselves come from the dashboard's download area — Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and Linux are all in the same place; installers aren't on the marketing pages, so you have to log in to get them. Once the client is installed, importing takes three moves: find the subscription or configuration entry, paste the link you copied in the previous step, and update the configuration once.

The sequence is the same on all four platforms; what differs is system permissions and where the entry points sit. Each platform gets its own section below — read the one for your system and skip the rest.

Choose a route before connecting. The route list is grouped by region, and a single region often has several types — IEPL dedicated, relayed and direct: dedicated links are stable and suit work and video calls; relayed routes take fewer detours and suit streaming; direct is the lightest and suits quick lookups. On your first run, pick one route per region that connects, and worry about optimization later.

After you hit connect, the client shows connected along with the current route and live traffic. Then run three checks in order — don't skip any. First, open the site's IP lookup page and see whether the exit location has changed to the region you picked; if it still shows your local ISP, the system proxy isn't on or the client hasn't taken over traffic. Second, open the sites you normally use — seeing only the homepage doesn't count; click two levels in and confirm images and scripts load fully. Finally, log in to the streaming service or AI tool you need; only reaching a content page counts as really working.

If all three pass, close the dashboard and use it normally. If any one fails, switch to another route in the same region and test again — most problems are route-related, not account-related. If two or more routes still fail, match the symptom against the help center.

With the main path done, day-to-day there are only two things left: renewing before expiry, and re-importing when you change devices. Renewals happen in the dashboard's plans area, and upgrade price differences are prorated by remaining days. Changing devices doesn't mean buying again — go back to the overview, copy the subscription link, and import it on the new device as in step four; the device count is unlimited.

For specific problems, the help center is organized into four categories — account and subscription, connection and troubleshooting, speed and routes, billing and refunds — so start by matching the symptom. If you want to understand route types, protocol choices, routers and whole-home acceleration in one go, read the systematic long-form Beginner to Advanced piece.