ERA User Guide

First-time setup

Choose Standard or Expert setup

You will haveYou know whether to take the Standard path (recommended for most owners) or the Expert path, and which guide to open next.
Time1 min
You needNothing extra

When you create a wallet, the ERA asks for a SETUP MODE: STANDARD or EXPERT. Both produce a wallet you fully own; they differ in how much you decide yourself.

Steps

  1. Pick the row that describes you.

STANDARD (simplified)EXPERT (advanced)
Who it is forMost owners: first wallet, done in 15 minutes (recommended)Advanced users who want control over every choice
Randomness for the keysGenerated by the device from its two built-in sourcesYou add your own: draw on the touchscreen, shake the device, film with the camera
Seed phrase length24 words12 or 24 words (single), 20 or 33 words (Shamir shares)
Backup layoutSingle phraseSingle, Shamir (split into shares with a threshold), or Multishare on several ERA Recovery Cards
Backup mediaERA Recovery Card (recommended), then paper as an optional extra; NO CARD switches to paper onlyERA Recovery Card (recommended) or paper first; the other one is offered afterwards as an optional extra
GuideCreate your first walletCreate a wallet in Expert mode

Note: The device explains both modes on the info screen behind the i icon in the header of SETUP MODE.

Setup mode info screen describing Standard and Expert modes.
ERA: Setup mode info.

  1. Open the linked guide. Its first steps bring you to SETUP MODE, where you tap STANDARD or EXPERT.

    Setup mode screen with Standard and Expert buttons.
    ERA: Setup mode.

Done

You are in the guide that matches your choice.

Next step 6 of 6Create your first wallet (Standard)You will have: 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.