How to pair a Daedalus wallet with a hardware wallet?

 The users who have been using the Daedalus wallet are pretty much aware of the fact that it is a full node wallet that allows you to work on the Cardano ecosystem and store/manage ADA without any fear. However, some users are still worried about the safety of their wallets as they are hot wallets and may easily get hacked. However, there is certainly a way out of this problem which means that you can enhance the safety of your funds by taking some actions.



Therefore, we have decided to help you connect your Daedalus wallet with that of a hardware wallet so that you can enjoy the security and functionality of both the wallet services at the same time. But, there are some users who are unaware of the procedure which is involved in the wallet connectivity procedure. So, to guide them through this, we have given the complete details in the sections to follow.

Note: Here, we will be connecting the Daedalus wallet with that of the Trezor wallet because Trezor hardware wallets are by far considered the safest among all others.

Some essential pre-requirements

Without making sure that you are ready with the things given below, you shall not start the procedure as it can result in interruptions. So, make sure you are ready with the following:

  • Purchase a new Trezor wallet device from an authorized retailer
  • Install and set up Trezor wallet as mentioned in the instructional manual that came with it
  • Make sure that you remember the Daedalus wallet details as they may be required during the process

With that understood, let's now proceed with the actual steps you need to follow.

Connecting Daedalus wallet with Trezor 

  1. Unlock your Trezor device after connecting it to your computer
  2. Thereafter, you can open the Daedalus on your device
  3. In the Daedalus interface, you can go to the "Add wallet" section and select "Pair"
  4. It's time to export your public key and then click "Confirm" on your Trezor device
  5. It will start restoring the Daedalus wallet on your Trezor device and with that, you're done

Conclusion:

In order to make improvements to the security of your Daedalus wallet, we recommend you to connect it to a hardware wallet such as Trezor or Ledger devices. Before proceeding ahead with this, you should make sure that you have purchased the hardware wallet device from an authentic source and that you've already set up your wallet.

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