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ERA Wallet User Guide

Step-by-step guides for setting up and using your ERA hardware wallet, with the screens you will see on the device.

First-time setup

Unbox and charge your ERAYour ERA is charged, switched on and shows its first screen.5 min Update the firmwareYour new ERA runs the latest firmware, installed from the app over NFC, and shows the WELCOME screen.10 min Check that your ERA is genuineThe app has confirmed that your device is a genuine ERA and the device is activated.3 min Set your device PINYour ERA asks for a PIN every time it is unlocked, and you know how the attempt limit works.2 min Choose Standard or Expert setupYou know whether to take the Standard path (recommended for most owners) or the Expert path, and which guide to open next.1 min Create your first wallet (Standard)A new wallet exists on your ERA, its backup is saved on an ERA Recovery Card locked with a PIN of your choice, and the wallet has a name, an icon and a link to the ERA Wallet app.15 min

Wallets

Create a wallet in Expert modeA new wallet built from randomness you generate yourself, backed up on an ERA Recovery Card locked with a PIN of your choice, named and linked to the ERA Wallet app.10 min Add another walletA second (or tenth) wallet on the same device, and how to switch between them.3 min Restore a wallet from seed wordsYour existing 12- or 24-word seed phrase typed into the device, checked, and saved as a wallet.10 min Restore a wallet from Shamir sharesA wallet rebuilt from enough of its Shamir share phrases, typed in one after another.15 min

Using a wallet day to day

Find your way around the deviceYou know what every screen, icon and button on the ERA device does.3 min Receive coins (deposit address)You show a receiving address on the device, check it against your app, and know how to pick a fresh address or address format.5 min Supported chainsYou know which coins the device can receive and sign, which address each one uses, and which apps link to it.3 min Use a passphraseYou have applied a passphrase to a wallet, can see when it is active, and know how to remove it.5 min Wallet password vs device PINYou have set, changed or removed a password on one wallet, and you know how it differs from the device PIN.5 min Rename, change icon or delete a walletYou have renamed a wallet, given it a new icon, or removed it from the device.4 min

Backups and recovery

Choose a backup methodYou know the three ways ERA can back up a wallet, why the ERA Recovery Card is the recommended one, and which guide to open next.2 min Back up on paper (seed words)Your wallet's seed words are written on paper, checked by the device, and stored safely.10 min Back up with Shamir sharesYour wallet is split into several word lists (shares), each written on paper and checked by the device.20 min Back up to an ERA Recovery CardYour wallet is written to an ERA Recovery Card, locked with a card PIN of your choice.5 min Use the Recovery ManagerYou can restore a wallet from an ERA card, read the words on a card, change its PIN, clone it or erase it.5 min per task

Linking

Link ERA to a software walletYou know what linking does, where the Link menu is, and which guide to follow for your app.3 min Link several chains at onceYour app holds the public keys for every chain you ticked, from one animated QR code.4 min Link the ERA Wallet appThe ERA companion app on your phone shows your balances and can send transactions to the ERA for signing.5 min Link OKXThe OKX wallet app on your phone holds the public keys of your ERA wallet for Bitcoin, Ethereum and EVM networks.5 min Link Bitget WalletBitget Wallet on your phone holds the public keys of your ERA wallet for Bitcoin, Ethereum and EVM networks.5 min Link MetamaskMetaMask on your phone shows your ERA Ethereum account and EVM networks, and sends transactions to the ERA for signing.5 min Link RabbyRabby on your phone shows your ERA Ethereum account and EVM networks, and sends transactions to the ERA for signing.5 min Link imTokenimToken on your phone shows your ERA Ethereum account and EVM networks, and sends transactions to the ERA for signing.4 min Link NunchukNunchuk on your phone holds your ERA Bitcoin keys as a Keystone-type signer.4 min Link BlueWalletBlueWallet on your phone shows your ERA Bitcoin balance as a watch-only wallet that the ERA signs for.4 min Link SparrowSparrow on your computer holds your ERA Bitcoin keys as an "airgapped hardware wallet" and can build transactions for the ERA to sign.4 min Link SolflareSolflare on your phone holds your ERA Solana keys as a Keystone-type wallet.5 min Link BackPackBackpack on your phone holds your ERA Solana and Sui keys as a Keystone-type wallet.5 min Link GuardaGuarda (web, desktop or browser extension) holds your ERA Tron keys.4 min Link VESPRVESPR on your phone holds your ERA Cardano keys as a Keystone-type wallet.5 min Link SuietThe Suiet browser extension holds your ERA SUI keys as a Keystone-type wallet.4 min Link KeplrThe Keplr browser extension holds your ERA keys for Cosmos, Osmosis, Celestia and other Cosmos-ecosystem chains.4 min Link XRP ToolkitThe xrptoolkit.com website holds your ERA XRP public key and can prepare transactions for the ERA to sign.4 min Link TonkeeperTonkeeper on your phone holds your ERA TON key as a Keystone-type wallet.5 min Link LetsExchangeThe LetsExchange website can read your ERA public keys for Bitcoin and Ethereum from one QR code.3 min Link a generic Bitcoin walletAny Bitcoin app that imports a Keystone-style account QR (UR crypto-account) holds your ERA Bitcoin keys.3 min Link a generic Ethereum walletAny Ethereum app that imports a Keystone-style key QR (UR crypto-hdkey) holds your ERA Ethereum and EVM keys.3 min Linking problemsThe app reads the ERA link code and shows the same addresses as the device.3 min

Signing transactions

SCAN QR: one button for everythingYou can sign any transaction, save a multisig descriptor or add 2FA codes from the SCAN QR button on the Main menu, without opening a wallet first.3 min Signing a transactionYou know the four-step round trip between your software wallet and ERA, and the two places on the device where signing starts.3 min Sign a Bitcoin transactionYou have checked and signed a Bitcoin PSBT (an unsigned Bitcoin transaction) on ERA and handed it back to your software wallet.5 min Sign an Ethereum or token transactionYou have signed an ETH transfer, an ERC-20 token transfer and a typed-data (EIP-712) message on ERA.5 min Sign on other chainsYou know what the review pages look like for Solana, TRON, Cosmos, XRP and Sui transactions; the rest of the flow is the same as for Bitcoin.4 min Warnings explainedYou can recognise every warning screen ERA shows while signing, and know what to do on each one.4 min Sign with Tap Sign over NFCYou have signed a transaction from the ERA Wallet app by tapping your phone on ERA twice, with no QR codes to scan.3 min

Bitcoin multisig

Bitcoin multisig on ERAYou will know what a multisig wallet is, which part ERA plays in it, and which guide to read next.2 min Export your cosigner keyYour coordinator app has ERA's cosigner XPUB and lists ERA as one key of the multisig wallet.3 min Import a multisig descriptorERA has the wallet descriptor saved, so it recognises the multisig wallet and verifies change when you sign.4 min View or delete a saved descriptorYou can read every detail of a saved multisig descriptor and remove one you no longer need.2 min Sign a multisig transactionERA has added its signature to the transaction and the coordinator app has collected it.4 min

Two-factor authentication (2FA)

Two-factor authentication (2FA) on ERAYou know what the 2FA tile on the Home screen does and which guide to open next.2 min Add an authenticator account (TOTP)ERA shows a rolling six-digit code for a website, and the website accepts it.5 min Keep the device time correct for 2FA codesThe ERA clock is set from the app, and your 2FA codes are accepted again.3 min Remove an authenticator accountThe account and its secret are erased from ERA.2 min Passkeys (FIDO2) on ERAYou know what a passkey on ERA will do and what the device shows today.2 min

Device settings and firmware updates

Find your way around SettingsYou know where every device setting lives and what it does.2 min Set brightness, auto lock and vibrationYour front light, auto-lock timer, power-off timer and vibration are set the way you like.3 min Change the device PIN or passwordYour device unlocks with a new PIN or password, and you know what happens after wrong entries.2 min Set the device clockThe device clock is set from the app over NFC, so your 2FA codes are correct.2 min Check device info and run the authenticity checkYou can read your firmware version and serial number, and prove the device is genuine again.3 min Erase data or reset the deviceYou have erased exactly what you meant to — 2FA codes, wallets, or everything — and the device has restarted.2 min Update the firmware over NFCYour ERA runs the latest firmware and ERA Lens database, installed from the app over NFC.10 min Bitcoin-only firmwareYou know what Bitcoin-only firmware changes on the device, can tell which firmware your ERA runs, and can switch between Bitcoin-only and Multichain from the app.15 min Change the device languageYour ERA shows its menus in the language you chose in the app.5 min