Core setup · Five steps

VPNCW Five steps to cross-border acceleration

Five steps from sign-up to a live connection. Each one says where to click, what you should see and what comes next; client interfaces differ in the details, the main line does not.

  • 90+ countries / 170+ routes
  • Unlimited simultaneous devices
  • 60-day money-back guarantee

First, a note: the Windows, macOS, Android and iOS clients do not use identical menus or labels, so this page gives the general path — look for the Subscription / Profile section in your client first, then for the field where the link goes. The theory behind protocols and routes, the requirements for AI tools and the full troubleshooting order live in the AI acceleration handbook and the help center; this page keeps only the setup path.

Create an account

No email address — just a username and password

Open the sign-up page in your dashboard, enter a username and password, and submit — you land in the dashboard right away. This service needs no email address and sends no verification mail, so there is a single submission between filling the form and being ready to use. Pick a username that is easy for you to recognise, and set a password you do not use on any other site.

With no email address as a recovery channel, the password is yours to look after. Store the username and password in a password manager as soon as you sign up; the same browser keeps you logged in, and copying the subscription and downloading clients all happen while signed in. On a new device, or after clearing browser data, just log in again with the same username and password.

Signing up lands you on the dashboard overview. The account has no plan yet, so the overview will say you are not subscribed — that is expected. Next step: pick a tier on the plans page. If you only want to see prices first, browse the plans page and come back to the dashboard when you order.

Start Free Signing up takes only a username and password — no email address.

Choose a plan

Three monthly tiers plus three data packs; pay by Alipay / WeChat Pay / USDT

The plans page in your dashboard splits monthly subscriptions into three tiers: ¥9.9/month for 60GB, ¥18/month for 250GB and ¥28/month for 500GB. All three are identical in coverage, route types, protocol support and simultaneous devices — only the monthly data differs, so choosing a tier is really about estimating your own usage. Data resets every month on your activation date: whatever day of the month you started, it resets on that day, so shorter months never cut the allowance.

How to estimate: if you mostly browse, work in documents and chat, 60GB is usually enough; for regular 4K video, long downloads or a client that stays running on your computer, 250GB is safer; for several people or a household of devices online at once, go straight to 500GB. Upgrades mid-cycle are charged pro rata for the remaining days — no need to wait for the next period and buy again.

If your usage is irregular, look at the data packs: ¥158/300GB, ¥358/1000GB and ¥658/3000GB. They are used up rather than deducted monthly, and never expire. For concentrated usage such as business trips or short projects, a data pack fits better than a monthly subscription.

Payment is by Alipay, WeChat Pay or USDT. The order flow: pick a tier on the plans page → confirm the order → choose a payment method → pay. Back in the dashboard, the overview shows your current plan and remaining data, and the order section keeps a record you can check at any time. If you picked the wrong tier, there is a 60-day money-back guarantee; the terms are on the refund policy page.

Get Started Monthly plans from ¥9.9 with 60GB; data packs from ¥158/300GB, used up rather than deducted monthly and never expiring.

Copy the subscription link

Copy it from the dashboard overview; the client uses it to pull routes and rules

Once logged in, open the overview page — the subscription section holds the link for this account. It is not a normal web address but a tokenised configuration URL: paste it into a client and the client pulls the configuration and routing rules for 90+ countries / 170+ routes. When routes change, hit update subscription once in the client; there is no need to reorder or reinstall.

The dashboard usually offers two ways to get it. One is Copy subscription link, which you paste into the client yourself; the other is one-click import, which tries to hand off to whichever supported client is installed on the machine. If no client is installed yet, finish step 4 first and come back for the link.

A subscription link is as good as account credentials. It carries your token, and anyone who has it can use your data, so do not post it in public groups or forums, or leave it in screenshots; when you send it to someone for troubleshooting, mask the token part first. Multiple devices can each import the same subscription, with no limit on simultaneous connections.

The format looks roughly like this, with a fake token:

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

When copying, select from https:// all the way to the end and do not miss any parameters. Paste it into the client and hit save or update; once the route list appears, the subscription has been fetched successfully.

Open Your Dashboard The subscription is visible while you are signed in; the dashboard offers both copy and one-click import.

Import into the client

The four platforms hide it in different places; the logic is always Subscription / Profile → paste → update

Get the client from the download page in your dashboard — it is available once you are signed in, no plan required, except for the iOS download entry, which requires an active plan; if you have not ordered yet, finish step 2 first. The import entry sits in a different place on each of the four platforms, but the logic is the same: find the Subscription / Profile section, paste the link from step 3, update, then go back to the main screen and pick a route.

Windows

Download the Windows installer from the download page, double-click it and follow the wizard. On first launch the client asks you to create or import a profile: choose Import from link, paste the subscription link and confirm — the client pulls the route list automatically. Back on the main screen you will see region names and route types; select one to connect. If the client offers both system proxy and virtual network card modes, start with system proxy, which covers browsers and most desktop apps; switch to the virtual network card when command-line tools also need to go through the route.

macOS

The macOS build comes from the same download page. If macOS says the developer cannot be verified on first open, allow it once under System Settings → Privacy & Security and it will not be blocked again. The import entry is in the Config section of the menu bar icon: paste the link, click update, and connect once the route list appears. The macOS client lives in the menu bar, so closing the window does not quit it; to disconnect fully, choose quit from the menu bar.

Android

Download the Android package from the download page; Android will ask you to allow installs from unknown sources — confirm and finish installing. Open the client, go to the Config / Subscription page, paste the link and tap update; when the route list appears, go back to the home screen and connect. On Android, add the client to the battery optimisation allowlist, otherwise a long-running background session may be reclaimed by the system and drop the connection after a while, requiring you to reopen the client.

iOS

The iOS client is reached from the download page in your dashboard, and that entry requires an active plan. Open it after installing and choose add subscription from link under Config, then paste the address copied in step 3; alternatively use one-click import in the dashboard and let the system hand off to the client. On the first connection iOS asks permission to add a VPN configuration — allow it; after that, connecting is one tap in the client, or the VPN switch in system settings.

Linux users also get the client from the dashboard download page, and the import path matches the desktop clients: find the subscription or profile section, paste the link and update. All four platforms share one subscription — a new device needs no new purchase, and there is no cap on simultaneous connections.

Connect and verify

Pick a route, watch the status, run three checks to confirm the setup really works

Choose a route before connecting. Each entry in the list shows a region and a type: direct suits cases where your local network already has a good path to that region; relay and IEPL routes add one intermediate hop and hold up better at peak hours. For everyday access to Asian services, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore are usually the smoothest; switch to the United States or Canada when you need a North American exit. Changing routes needs no re-import — one click in the client list.

After you hit connect, the status moves from disconnected to connected and the client shows the current route. The protocol is chosen automatically per route by the client; names such as Shadowsocks, VMess, VLESS, Trojan, Hysteria2 and TUIC appear in the settings and normally need no manual change. If a route will not connect, then consider another route or another protocol.

To confirm it works, check three things in order: first, a site that needs an international route loads completely; second, your usual AI tools or streaming services log in and play rather than spinning; third, leave the client connected for a while and see whether the status holds. Pass all three and the setup is done.

If the first check fails, go back to the client and confirm the subscription updated and the route is actually selected, then try another route in the same region. If it still fails, work through the order in the help center: local network → client permissions → route → protocol. If you picked the wrong tier or the trial did not suit you, the 60-day money-back guarantee covers that.

That is all five steps. Day to day there are only two things to do: keep the client connected, and hit update subscription once when routes change.

Stuck? Visit the help center Connection failures, speed and billing questions are grouped by category in the help center — no need to search this page.
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