1 — Getting Started

System Requirements

• Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
• A working microphone and speakers or headset
• A Discord account — used for identity and organization membership
• Active internet connection

Installation

1. Download UEEQLink.exe from your organization's distribution link or the official release page.
2. Place the EXE anywhere on your PC — no installer needed. A good location is C:\Games\UEEQLink\.
3. Double-click UEEQLink.exe to launch. Windows SmartScreen may prompt you — click More info → Run anyway.
4. The application opens the Settings window on first launch. This is your main configuration hub.

2 — Logging In with Discord

QLink uses Discord OAuth to identify you. Your Discord account is your identity on the network — no separate account or password needed.

1. In the Settings window, locate the ACCOUNT section at the top.
2. Click the LOGIN WITH DISCORD button.
3. Your default browser opens to Discord's authorization page. Log in to Discord if prompted.
4. Click Authorize to grant QLink read access to your username and server list. QLink never receives your password.
5. The browser tab closes automatically and your Discord username appears in Settings — login is complete.

3 — Setting Your Callsign

Your callsign is the name all other users see — in the Live Roster, frequency presence lists, and the ATC overlay. Choose something that clearly identifies you within your org.

1. In Settings find the CALLSIGN field in the Account section.
2. Type your callsign (e.g. EAGLE-1, ANVIL-LEAD, GHOST-7).
3. Settings auto-save — no separate Save button needed for this field.

4 — Organization Setup (Org Leaders)

This section is for the Discord server owner or administrator registering their organization with QLink. Members do not need to perform these steps.

Step A — Add the QLink Bot to Your Discord Server

The QLink bot allows the app to read your server's role list and verify member access. It requires no message permissions.

1. In QLink Settings, go to the ORGANIZATION section.
2. Select your Discord server from the dropdown (populated automatically from your logged-in account).
3. If the bot is not yet in your server, click ADD BOT TO SERVER — your browser opens to Discord's bot authorization page.
4. Confirm your server is selected, then click Authorize.
5. Return to QLink. The bot status should now show as present. If not, click Refresh.

Step B — Create Your Organization

1. With your server selected and bot added, click CREATE ORGANIZATION.
2. Enter a display name (defaults to your Discord server name — customizable).
3. Click CREATE. Only one organization can be registered per Discord server.

Step C — Configure Member & Admin Roles

1. In the Organization panel, select the MEMBER ROLE from the dropdown (e.g. Member, Pilot, Verified).
2. Select the ADMIN ROLE (e.g. Officer, Commander, Staff).
3. You may assign multiple roles per level — a user with any listed role gains that access.
4. Click SAVE to push the configuration to the QLink server.

Step D — Share QLink with Your Members

• Share the UEEQLink.exe download link in your Discord.
• Direct members to Sections 2–5 of this manual.
• Remind members their Discord roles must be assigned before they log in to QLink.

5 — Connecting to the Network

Once you are logged in and your callsign is set, you are ready to connect to the QLink voice relay network.

1. QLink connects to a centrally managed, secure UEE network infrastructure — no server address or manual configuration is required. The connection endpoint is handled automatically by the application.
2. Click the green CONNECT button. The status indicator changes to CONNECTING… then CONNECTED when the handshake is complete.
3. The HUD Overlay will appear on screen automatically after a successful connection.
4. You are now live on the network. Other connected members appear in the Live Roster.

6 — Personal Radio Configuration

The GENERAL tab in Settings is where you configure every channel you want to monitor or transmit on. Radios are listed in this tab — each slot is a full independent channel with its own frequency, PTT key, volume, and encryption.

The Radio List

Frequencies

Frequencies are entered in MHz format (0000.001 to 9999.990). Internally QLink stores them in kHz for precision.

• When you add a new radio, QLink generates a random frequency from the full range to prevent accidental collisions with other orgs.
• Two radios hear each other only when they share the exact same frequency — this must be set intentionally.
• A cross-org shared channel is created simply by both org admins typing the same agreed frequency into the relevant radio slot.

PTT Keybinds

Each radio has its own PTT binding. QLink supports three input types:

Audio Settings — Volume, Pan, and Mute

• Volume slider — controls how loud incoming audio sounds on that radio. Independent of your system speaker volume.
• Output Channel — pans audio: Both (centered), Left, or Right. Use this to place guard/emergency on one ear and tactical comms on the other.
• Mute (🔇) — silences incoming audio without disabling the radio. You can still transmit. Muted radios remain visible in the overlay with a mute indicator.

Encryption

QLink supports optional AES-256 encryption per radio. When enabled, transmissions are only audible to users who have set the same passphrase on the same frequency.

1. Click the 🔒 ENC button on the radio you want to encrypt.
2. Enter a passphrase agreed upon with your group. It is stored locally only — never sent to the server.
3. Click OK. The lock icon turns amber to indicate encryption is active.
4. Every person on this channel must enter the exact same passphrase on the same frequency.

Groups & Sub-Groups

Groups organise your radio list into collapsible sections in the HUD. Sub-groups provide a second nesting level within a group.

• Set Group to a label such as FLEET, GROUND, or COMMAND. All radios sharing a group name cluster under one collapsible header in the overlay.
• Set Sub-Group for finer organisation within a group (e.g. group FLEET, sub-groups WING-1 and WING-2).
• Leave Sub-Group blank to place the radio directly under the parent group header.

SIM-TX — Simultaneous Transmit

SIM-TX groups let you transmit on multiple frequencies at once with a single key — useful for relaying orders across several channels simultaneously.

1. On each radio to include, set the SIM-TX dropdown to a group letter (A, B, C…).
2. In GLOBAL HOTKEYS, assign a key to that SIM-TX group letter.
3. Holding that key transmits simultaneously on all radios in that letter group.

VOX — Voice-Activated Transmission

VOX activates transmission automatically when your mic level exceeds a set threshold — no key press required. It transmits on the currently selected radio (marked ▶ in the HUD).

1. In Settings find the VOX section and enable the toggle.
2. Adjust the THRESHOLD slider. Start around 30% — raise if VOX triggers on background noise, lower if it cuts off quiet speech.

7 — Global Hotkeys & Special Features

Global hotkeys work system-wide — they function even when QLink is not the focused window, including while Star Citizen is running in fullscreen.

8 — The HUD Overlay

The HUD overlay is a transparent, always-on-top window that sits over your game showing the status of all your active radios in real time. It is designed to be glanceable at a moment's notice.

Reading the Overlay

Moving and Resizing the Overlay

• Switch the overlay to interactive mode by pressing your Overlay Toggle hotkey (default Scroll Lock). In interactive mode a green [INTERACTIVE] label appears in the corner.
• Drag the overlay to any position on screen while in interactive mode.
• Drag the bottom-right corner to resize the width.
• Press Scroll Lock again to return to pass-through mode — mouse clicks fall through to the game as if the overlay is not there.

Collapsing Groups

• Click a group header in interactive mode to collapse or expand that group.
• The overlay automatically resizes to fit the visible content when groups are toggled.
• Even in a collapsed group, the selected (▶) and home (◀) radios remain visible so you always see your active channels.

9 — Live Roster Window

The Live Roster is a small always-on-top window that shows every callsign currently connected to the QLink server. It updates in real time as users connect and disconnect.

Opening the Roster

1. In the Settings window click SHOW ROSTER.
2. The Roster window appears and can be dragged to any position on screen.
3. Click HIDE ROSTER in Settings to close it.

Reading the Roster

• Each callsign appears as a green chip. The count in the header badge shows how many users are currently online.
• The Roster shows all users on the server — not just members of your org. Use it to quickly confirm your team is connected before an op.
• If the roster shows — not connected —, you are not connected to the server yet (see Section 5).

10 — ATC Overlay

The ATC (Air Traffic Control) Overlay is an expanded second window that shows every active radio and who is tuned to each frequency. It is designed for coordinators, FCs, and ATC operators who need full situational awareness across multiple channels.

Opening the ATC Overlay

1. In Settings click SHOW ATC OVERLAY, or press the ATC Overlay Toggle hotkey if one is bound.
2. The ATC overlay appears as a separate draggable, resizable window.

ATC Overlay Modes

Toggle between modes using your ATC Overlay Toggle hotkey or by right-clicking the overlay header.

Reading the ATC Overlay

• Each radio channel is shown as a column with its name, frequency, and a live list of callsign chips for every user currently tuned to that frequency.
• A callsign with a ▶ next to it means that user currently has that radio selected as their active transmit channel.
• The overlay updates in real-time as users join, leave, or switch frequencies.

Moving a Pilot to a Frequency

In Interactive mode, right-clicking any callsign chip opens a MOVE [CALLSIGN] TO: context menu listing every radio in your config. Selecting a frequency sends a command through the server that automatically switches that pilot's active (▶) radio to the matching channel — no action required from the pilot.

11 — Org Radio Configs — Shared Loadouts

Org Configs allow an admin to push a complete radio loadout to the QLink server so that all org members can load it with one click — ensuring everyone starts an op on the correct frequencies with the correct channel names and groupings.

Loading an Org Config (Members)

1. Connect to the network (Section 5). QLink will automatically detect your org membership via your Discord roles.
2. In Settings open the GENERAL tab. In the config dropdown at the top of the tab, org configs published by your admin will appear alongside your personal configs — simply select the one you want.
3. The radio list updates immediately to match the org config. Your personal settings (PTT keys, volume, output pan, mute) are preserved — only the shared fields (frequency, name, group, encryption) are applied.

Creating & Editing Org Configs (Admins)

Org configs are built and edited exactly like a personal radio config — the only difference is where you save them.

1. In the GENERAL tab click NEW CONFIG. If you are an org admin, a prompt will ask whether you want to create a Personal Config or an Org Config — select Org Config. This is how all new org configs are created.
2. Give the config a name, then configure the radio list exactly as you would for a personal config — set frequencies, channel names, groups, sub-groups, and encryption passphrases for each slot.
3. When the loadout is ready, click SAVE TO ORG. The config is published to the QLink server and immediately becomes available to all org members.
4. To edit an existing org config, select it from the config dropdown, make your changes, then click SAVE TO ORG again to push the update.
5. Any org admin can create, edit, or delete org configs — members who next reload the config will receive the updated loadout.

Cross-Org Shared Frequencies

When coordinating with an allied organization, create a shared channel by both orgs setting the same frequency on the relevant radio slot. Both parties must also use the same encryption passphrase if the channel is encrypted. Coordinate the frequency and passphrase via a secure out-of-band channel (Discord DM, etc.) before the op.

12 — Quick-Start Checklist for Members

New to QLink? Use this checklist on your first session and before every major operation.

First-Time Setup (do once)

Before Each Operation

Key Concepts Summary

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