Using GPass
GPass 3 is designed to be portable and does not need installation. Simply store GPass.exe in a folder, a flash drive, or a CDROM, and double click it to start it. When a new version is available, GPass will automatically prompt you so you may download it. After downloading, simply replace GPass.exe with the new file. When running, GPass may save a few files in the folder where you store GPass.exe (if that folder is writable) or in "My Documents\GPass". To uninstall GPass, simply delete GPass.exe and any data files that were saved.
Warning: if your GPass software is not directly downloaded from the GPass official website (www.gpass1.com), you should check its integrity before using it. Never trust files sent to you via email or downloaded from other websites without checking their integrity. See detailed instructions here: Integrity Check.
After starting GPass by double clicking its icon, you should see its main window on your desktop and its tray icon on your task bar (next to the Windows clock). Normally, the GPass tray icon should be green, and the Status displayed at the bottom of the GPass window should read Ready, indicating GPass is ready to use.
If GPass is temporarily unable to find usable tunnels, its tray icon will turn grey, and the application started from GPass will appear disconnected from the Internet. In this case, try switching to another type of tunnel, check yourfirewall settings, or try again later.
If your just want to surf the free-world web, you can start IE or Firefox by clicking the green IE or yellow Firefox buttons. For other applications, please read the next few steps.
When you start IE via the green IE button, GPass will set a proxy (127.0.0.1:8000) in IE which routes all IE traffic through GPass. When GPass exits, this proxy setting is cleared and IE connects directly to the Internet directly as normal.
When you start Firefox via the yellow Firefox button, GPass will install the GProxy toolbar in your Firefox if it is not yet installed. You must choose GPass via the toolbar to route your network traffic to GPass. When you finish using Firefox with GPass, choose None (i.e., no proxy) via the toolbar to restore a direct connection to the Internet.
When use IE or Firefox this way, you usually experience faster online speed than using the automatic mode explained below. However, some non-conventional browser plug-ins may bypass the proxy settings. As a result, green IE and yellow Firefox are most suitable for browsing conventional websites.
GPass provides you with a comprehensive list of recommended URL's in the bookmark manager. You can also add and store your own bookmarks in it. When you double click a bookmark, the associated application will start loading the bookmark and GPass automatically routes and encrypts your network traffic. This is just another convenient way to use GPass.
In this mode of operation, you drag an application (for example, an FTP client) to the GPass window and start it from there. When you start an application this way, GPass automatically encrypts its network traffic. In this case, GPass performs the functionality of the popular software SocksCap, with the added advantage of traffic encryption and compression.
The main part of the GPass window is the application list which includes applications that you want to run through GPass. When GPass is used for the first time, it will find popular network applications on your computer and include them in the application list. To add more applications, you can simply drag-drop them onto the GPass window or click the Add button to browse your computer to find and add them.
To start an application, double click its icon inside the GPass window, or select it first and then click the Start button. You can start multiple applications in GPass. Applications started this way have [via GPass] in their window title.
Congratulations! Now you are ready to use your favorite online applications just like before, but with peace of mind. When you start applications inside GPass, their network traffic is automatically routed through GPass. You can close the GPass window at this point. When you need it later, you can display it through the GPass tray icon.
After you are done with your online work, close the applications started from GPass just like you normally do.
Normally, you should run GPass in automatic mode as instructed above. However, GPass also runs as a local proxy. If some applications do not run well in automatic mode, you can manually configure those applications to run through the GPass local proxy. (The green IE and yellow Firefox buttons explained above set the proxy in IE and Firefox automatically.)
You can use GPass as an HTTP proxy or Socks5 proxy. The address of the proxy is localhost or 127.0.0.1. The port number of the local proxy is usually 8000 and is indicated in the GPass status bar. Refer to the manual of your particular application on how to set up a Socks proxy in it.
When you close the GPass window, GPass is not terminated and you can still see its tray icon in the Windows task bar. You can right click it to bring up the GPass tray menu. Choose Exit from the tray menu or the main menu to terminate GPass.
You should close all applications started from GPass before exiting GPass.
You can also instruct GPass to perform some cleanup tasks upon exiting, such as clearing your Internet Explorer cache and history.