Let'sconnect MetaMask Wallet to a Ledger device 

If security is yourprimary concern after successfully purchasing your crypto assets, then you areabsolutely thinking wise for your crypto assets. Yes, your crypto tokensrequire high-end security because they may get vulnerable to hacks if you donot take the necessary actions to find safe storage space for them. And, if youare planning to secure those crypto assets in a non-custodial wallet, then youcan definitely opt for no other wallet than a MetaMask wallet.

However, storing yourassets in this wallet may not be completely safe until you take additionalsteps to make the wallet more secure. Yes, that's true. You can easily connectyour MetaMask wallet (software wallet) to a hardware wallet so that the risk ofyour wallet getting hacked becomes less.

Hence to achieve thesame, one can easily connect this MetaMask wallet to a Ledger device so thatyou can stay at peace and enjoy complete peace of mind while your tokens stayin these wallets. With that understood, let us now take a look at the step-wiseprocedure to set up a MetaMask wallet with a Ledger device. So, here we go.

Settingup MetaMask first 

As a matter of fact,if you have not set up your MetaMask wallet already, then you must do it beforeyou connect it to a hardware device because then only you will be able toconnect the two. For the same purpose, this is what you need to do:

  1. Download and     install the wallet software on your device (as an extension or the mobile     app)
  2. Followed by     this, you need to make a selection for the "GET STARTED" button
  3. Thereafter, you     can choose the option to set up a new wallet
  4. Set a new     password and confirm the same
  5. And then, you     will be shown the secret recovery phrase of which you need to create a     backup

Now your wallet isset up and you can proceed ahead by connecting it to a Ledger device.

Stepsto connect MetaMask to Ledger 

After you havepurchased your Ledger device, you need to take the following actions to set itup with the MetaMask wallet:

  1. Supposedly, the     first thing that you need to do is use the USB cable to connect your     Ledger device to your computer
  2. Simultaneously,     sign in to MetaMask and select its menu > select "Connect Hardware     wallet"
  3. As soon as you     do so, select the option to connect to a Ledger device
  4. The moment your     wallet gets discoverable, you can follow the rest of the steps to end the     process

Conclusion: 

Through thisinformative blog post, we tried our best to shed some light on what needs to bedone in case you wish to provide enhanced security to your crypto assets whichare only possible if you connect your MetaMask wallet to a hardware wallet suchas a Ledger or Trezor device. So, the next time you purchase any crypto assets,make sure to transfer all of them to a hardware wallet.

 

 

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