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Follow the account, plan, subscription import, and exit verification steps in order. This guide focuses on the essentials for first-time setup without turning simple tasks into a technical deep dive.

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Create an account, then open the user panel

Open GQVPN’s account page and set a username and password. No email address is required. Choose a username you can remember and set a unique password for this service. Before submitting, check the fields for extra spaces, especially when pasting from a password manager; spaces count as part of the password and are a common cause of login failures.

After submission, the page opens the user panel. Confirm that the username you just created appears in the upper-right corner or account area before choosing a plan. If the form is still displayed, read the message below each field and correct the username format or password. Do not submit repeatedly. Existing users do not need to create another account; use “Log in” in the top navigation to access the original account.

Your account stores orders, subscription details, and support-ticket records. Keep your username and password in a password manager, and avoid staying signed in on a shared browser. Once this step is complete, move on to plan selection; there is no need to install a client or prepare a subscription link yet.

Choose a plan and place your order

Open the plans section and first decide how you expect to use the service. Monthly subscriptions suit relatively steady usage: ¥9.9/month includes 60GB, ¥18/month includes 250GB, and ¥28/month includes 500GB. Monthly data resets each month on the activation date, so use that date as your billing boundary rather than estimating by calendar month. If you upgrade partway through a cycle, the price difference is prorated for the remaining days, and the panel shows the result before you confirm the order.

If your usage is irregular, choose a data package instead. Data packages are deducted as used, remain available until depleted, and never expire. Options include ¥158/300GB, ¥358/1000GB, and ¥658/3000GB. Do not compare only the total price: occasional travel, one-off research, and long-term cross-border work create different usage patterns. Choosing the option that matches your habits is often easier than buying a larger allowance.

After choosing a plan, review the order page and check the plan name, data allowance, and amount. Then select one of the payment methods currently offered in the panel: Alipay, WeChat Pay, or USDT. After payment, return to the order page and wait for the status to update. If payment is complete but the status has not changed, do not create the same order again. Keep the order record and visit the Help Center for billing and order-processing guidance; if needed, submit a support ticket from the user panel.

Once the plan is active, the account overview shows your available data and subscription details. GQVPN supports unlimited simultaneous devices, but all devices under the same account share the available data. For long-term use across multiple people or devices, checking the overview regularly is more reliable than waiting for a client warning about low data.

Get your subscription link from the panel

Once the plan is active, open the account overview. Find the copy option in the subscription section and choose the import method suited to your client. A subscription link is a credential connecting your account with route configuration, not a public webpage. Paste it only into your own client; never post it in public chats, forums, or screenshots.

The link usually resembles the example below, but the real value is available only from the user panel. The example domain and token are clearly dummy values and cannot be used to connect:

https://example.com/sub?token=YOUR_TOKEN

After copying, you may paste the link into a temporary text field on your device to check that the beginning and end are intact, but do not save it in a public cloud document. Automatic line wrapping in a browser usually does not change the content. The important things to avoid are missing the final characters or copying explanatory text along with the link. When importing into a client, paste only the link itself.

If subscription details are not yet shown in the overview, return to the orders section and confirm that the plan is active. Do not search for a supposed “universal subscription” in search results, group chats, or someone else’s tutorial; such content is unrelated to your account. If the order is successful but the subscription is still missing, open the support-ticket area in the user panel and describe the order status. See the Help Center for issue categories and the information to include.

Import into a client: follow the steps for your platform

Get the client from the user panel, then return to this section to complete the import. Static installers are not provided on the marketing page; the user panel shows the available entry points based on your account status. After installation, do two things: add the subscription link you copied earlier to the client, then run an update. A successful update should display regions or routes, not a raw link.

Windows

Open the Windows client provided in the panel and find an entry such as “Subscription Management” or “Configuration Management” in the sidebar or top menu. Choose to create a subscription from a URL, paste the complete link into the address field, name it GQVPN if desired, save it, and click Update. Return to the route list, select a regional route, and enable the system proxy or the client’s connection switch. If the list is empty after updating, check for spaces at either end of the link and copy it again.

macOS

After installing the macOS client provided in the user panel, open the configuration area from the menu bar icon or main window. Find “Import from URL” or “Add Remote Configuration,” paste the subscription link, and confirm. On first launch, macOS may ask for permission to add a network configuration; follow the system prompt, return to the client, update the subscription, and choose a route. A connected status in the menu bar is only the first step; use the verification section to check the exit connection.

Android

Open the configuration or subscription page on the Android client home screen, tap Add, and choose URL import rather than a local file. Paste the link, save it, and refresh the subscription, then choose the desired region from the route list. The first connection displays a network permission dialog; confirm it so the client can handle traffic. If you want only selected apps to use the route, adjust the per-app settings in the client. For a first setup, keep the defaults until the overall connection works, then refine the rules.

iOS

Use the compatible client through the iOS access method shown in the user panel. On its subscription or remote-configuration page, choose Add Link. Paste the link, save and update it, then select the target region once the route list appears and turn on the connection switch. When iOS establishes the connection for the first time, it asks to add a network configuration; complete the system confirmation to continue. If the connection does not recover after changing networks, disconnect in the client and select a route again rather than repeatedly deleting the subscription.

Connect and verify that it works

After importing, choose a regional route suited to your use case and turn on the client’s connection switch. For cross-border work and web access, start with a nearby region; when a target service requires a specific region, choose the corresponding exit. If the connection fails, do not rapidly cycle through many routes. Wait for a clear result from the current connection, then try another route in the same region. This makes it easier to determine whether the issue is a single route, your current network, or the client configuration.

Once the client shows Connected, open a browser and check the region associated with your current exit IP. It should broadly match the selected route. If the original network exit is still shown, confirm that the system proxy or network configuration is enabled. Then visit familiar websites and check whether resolution and loading work normally. If only the connection icon changes while websites continue using the original exit, traffic is usually not being routed through the client as expected.

Next, check DNS. Use a trusted network-testing page to review the location or provider of the DNS resolvers, and test access in both your browser and a commonly used app. If the browser works but one app does not, the cause is often that app’s proxy support or per-app rules. If no apps can connect, first check whether the subscription was updated, a route is selected, and system network permissions are complete. For a detailed check of exit IP, DNS, and per-app routing, read How to Check Exit IP, DNS, and Per-App Routing.

Once verification passes, the initial setup is complete. For daily use, open the client, choose a route, and connect; the user panel remains the source of truth for your plan, data, and subscription status. When switching devices, you can use the same account subscription details. Simultaneous devices are unlimited, but each device should import the subscription through a trusted client entry point.

Where to find common troubleshooting tips

This guide ends at connection verification and does not cover protocol selection, routing rules, long-term maintenance, or complex troubleshooting. Find guidance on account and order status, connection failures, subscription updates, speed fluctuations, and refunds by category in the Help Center. To understand plan selection through daily maintenance, renewals, and advanced usage, continue with the beginner-to-advanced handbook.

When troubleshooting, change only one variable at a time: confirm the account and plan first, then the subscription update, followed by the client connection, and finally the exit IP and DNS. Resetting every setting at once may seem faster, but it removes the most useful clues. Keep the client’s exact error message, selected region, and order status, then submit a support ticket for more direct handling.