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How to generate/restore LEDGER or Trezor accounts

Please follow the below steps (1-23) in order:

Onboarding process

‌1. Download and install the latest available version of XDEFI Wallet on your web browser

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2. Click on the XDEFI Wallet extension

‌3. Click on the ‘Let’s get started’ button

4. Click on ‘Connect Hardware Wallet’

5. Enter a local password for your XDEFI Wallet extension and confirm this password
(⚠️ 8 characters or longer) (⚠️ No sequence of characters repeated 3 times)

6. Read and agree to the ‘Terms and conditions’ if satisfied

7. Click on the ‘Next’ button

8. Connect your LEDGER or Trezor device to your Desktop/Laptop

9. LEDGER : Enter the PIN code of your LEDGER device

10. LEDGER : From your LEDGER device, enter in the blockchain app previously downloaded and installed via LEDGER Live

11. From the XDEFI Wallet webpage now select the Ledger or Trezor option

12. Click on the ‘Next’ button

13. Select the right chain

14. Select a derivation path

15. Click on the ‘Connect’ button

16. Trezor : Allow chrome-extension to ‘Read public keys from Trezor device’ (Allow once for this session)

17. Trezor: Click Export

18.  Trezor : ‘Enter PIN for My Trezor” then Confirm

19. Trezor : Select the ‘Standard wallet / No passphrase’ option

20. Scroll down the list of scanned addresses to scan more addresses

21. Select 1 or several scanned addresses

22. Click on the ‘Unlock Selected’ button

23. Make XDEFI Wallet your default browser wallet via radio button

Note : This option makes XDEFI your default browser wallet when you interact with web applications.

By turning this option ON, XDEFI will take priority over wallet extensions (e.g. MetaMask) you may have installed in your browser when connecting to web applications? This option is easily accessible from the wallet menu in case you change your mind!

From the extension interfaces

> Open your XDEFI Wallet extension

METHOD #1

1. Click on the ‘Settings’ button at the bottom of the Home screen

2. Click on ‘Wallet management’

3. Select the ‘Import wallet’ option

4. Select the ‘Connect to hardware wallet’ option

5. Connect your LEDGER or Trezor device to your Desktop/Laptop

6. LEDGER : Enter the PIN code of your LEDGER device

7. LEDGER : From your LEDGER device, enter in the blockchain app previously downloaded and installed via LEDGER Live

8. Select the Ledger or Trezor option then click on the ‘Next’ button

9. Select the right chain

10. Select a derivation path

11. Click on the ‘Connect’ button

12. *Trezor : Allow chrome-extension to ‘Read public keys from Trezor device’ (Allow once for this session)*

13. Trezor: Click Export

14. Trezor : ‘Enter PIN for My Trezor” then Confirm

15. Trezor : Select the ‘Standard wallet / No passphrase’ option

16. Scroll down the list of scanned address to scan more addresses

17. Select 1 or several scanned addresses

18. Click on the ‘Unlock Selected’ button

METHOD #2

1. From the XDEFI Wallet Home screen, click on the upper-left button related to the current account selected

2. Select ‘Hardware Wallets’

3. Connect your LEDGER or Trezor device to your Desktop/Laptop

4. LEDGER : Enter the PIN code of your LEDGER device

5. LEDGER : From your LEDGER device, enter in the blockchain app previously downloaded and installed via LEDGER Live

6. Click on the 🔱 icon to ‘Connect wallet’

7. Select the Ledger or Trezor option

8. Click on the ‘Next’ button

9. Select the right chain

10. Select a derivation path

11. Click on the ‘Connect’ button

12. Trezor : Allow chrome-extension to ‘Read public keys from Trezor device’ (Allow once for this session)

13. Trezor: Click Export

14. Trezor : ‘Enter PIN for My Trezor” then Confirm

15. Trezor : Select the ‘Standard wallet / No passphrase’ option

METHOD #3 (only if the address(es) you want to import are on the same network and generated by the same derivation path as an existing LEDGER or TREZOR account)

1. From the XDEFI Wallet Home screen, click on the upper-left button related to the current account selected

2. Select ‘Hardware Wallets’

3. Click on ‘Manage’

4. Connect your LEDGER or Trezor device to your Desktop/Laptop

5. LEDGER : Enter the PIN code of your LEDGER device

6. LEDGER : From your LEDGER device, enter in the blockchain app previously downloaded and installed via LEDGER Live

7. Click on ‘+ Add a new account’

8. Enter a name for this new account

9. Click on ‘Add’

10. Trezor : Allow chrome-extension to ‘Read public keys from Trezor device’ (Allow once for this session)

11. Trezor: Click Export

12. Trezor : ‘Enter PIN for My Trezor” then Confirm

13. Trezor : Select the ‘Standard wallet / No passphrase’ option

 

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