How to use v2rayN? A complete tutorial for novices from downloading to successfully connecting to the Internet for the first time

When using v2rayN for the first time, it is most likely to get stuck in three places: I don't know how to open the software after downloading it, I don't know where to fill in the nodes, and I don't know how to let the browser use the proxy after filling it out. Go through this article according to the actual operation sequence, and you can connect to the Internet in ten minutes by following it.

1Download and unzip it, and put the program in the right location

Downloaded from this site or GitHub is a v2rayN-windows-64.zip compressed package, Not an installer, you can use it directly by decompressing it. It is recommended to extract it to a folder with a fixed, pure English path, such as D:\v2rayN, do not put it on the desktop or "Program Files" - the former path often contains Chinese characters, and the latter requires administrator rights to write files, which will cause unnecessary trouble.

After unzipping, double-click in the folder v2rayN.exe Start. If a blue "Windows has protected your computer" window pops up when you run it for the first time, click on the left "More information" Order again "Still running" That's it, this is SmartScreen's regular reminder for unsigned programs.

2Import nodes into v2rayN

v2rayN himself No nodes are provided, the node needs to be obtained from the proxy providers (subscription service provider) or self-built server. What you get is usually one of two things: one vmess:// / vless:// The sharing link at the beginning, or a subscription address (an http link). Corresponding to two import methods:

• Subscription address (recommended): Go to the top menu "Subscription" → "Subscription Group Settings" → "Add", paste the address into the URL column, and then click "Subscription" → "Update Subscription (through methods other than proxy)" after confirmation, and the nodes will be pulled down in batches. For detailed steps, see Subscribe to import tutorial.
• There are only a few sharing links: First copy the link, then use the menu "Server" → "Import batch URLs from clipboard" to import multiple URLs at a time.

3Select a node and enable the system agent

in list Click to select A node with lower latency (the selected row will be highlighted), this row is the currently active node. Then look at the main interface The bottom status bar, switch "System Agent" from "Clear System Agent" to "Automatically configure system proxy". This step is equivalent to telling Windows: go through v2rayN first when surfing the Internet in the future.

v2rayN opens two ports on this machine by default: SOCKS proxy 10808, HTTP proxy 10809. "Automatically configure the system proxy" actually points the system proxy to these two ports, and most software will automatically follow.

4Test the speed of the nodes and pick the fastest one

When there are many nodes, select all nodes in the list (Ctrl+A), then press Ctrl+R Test "True Connection Latency". The smaller this number is, the better it is. The experience of tens of milliseconds is obviously better than that of one or two hundred milliseconds. How to specifically check the speed test results, what is the difference between ping and true connection delay, you can see Node speed test tutorial.

5How to use it next time you turn on the computer

By default, closing the window will minimize it to the tray in the lower right corner and will not exit. To exit completely, right-click the tray icon and select "Exit". If you want to connect automatically when you turn on the computer without having to manually turn it on every time, please refer to Autostart and tray settings at boot.

The first connection is completed here. If you are stuck at "Connected but the webpage cannot be opened", that is another type of problem. This troubleshooting guide Covers most reasons.