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# Pair with Polkadot Vault

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The following steps include actions you must perform on both your **Polkadot Vault Device** and your **Nova Spektr Device**.

They are valid in case you are adding your first wallet into Nova Spektr.
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Actions for each device are clearly labelled below.
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1. Open the Nova Spektr Application <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.
2. **Select** the Polkadot Vault option <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.
3. **Open** the Polkadot Vault application on your mobile device <mark style="background-color:purple;">(Polkadot Vault Device)</mark>.
4. On your <mark style="background-color:purple;">(Polkadot Vault Device)</mark>, **select** the public address below your account name (as shown in the video demonstration in the Nova Spektr application).
5. A **QR code** will now appear on your <mark style="background-color:purple;">(Polkadot Vault Device)</mark>, point the camera of your <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark> so that it captures the image of the QR code which is displayed on your <mark style="background-color:purple;">(Polkadot Vault Device)</mark>.
6. You can now **name your wallet** in the Wallet name field <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.

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By default, **hard derivation path keys** will be generated for each network based on each chain's chain spec details. For example, //polkadot for Polkadot, and //kusama for Kusama <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.
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<summary>In case you would like to add Custom derivation path keys...</summary>

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1. Select the **Add more keys** button <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.

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2. From the **Network** dropdown list, select the network for which you wish to add a new derivation path key <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.
3. Select the type of derivation path key you wish to add from the **Type** of key dropdown list – Nova Spektr provides you with some predefined options: **Hot, Public, Staking, Governance** <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.
   * *\*Optional – if you wish to add a **custom derivation path key**, select **Custom key** from the dropdown list – you can then input your custom derivation path key in the derivation path field* <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>*.*
4. *\*Optional - Tick the **Sharded** account option to create a multishard account then set the **number of shards** from 2-50 <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.*
5. Input the **display name** for this account under the **Key display name** field <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.
6. Review the **derivation path key** in the **derivation path field** <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.
7. Select the **Add new key** button to add this new derivation path key <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.

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4. Select **Save** <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.

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Sharding creates a set of different keys (shards) that are independent of each other but associated with each other in the Nova Spektr application for some operations.&#x20;

A sharded account consists of multiple keys (shards) numbered from 0 to the total number of shards minus 1. Each shard is created with a hard derivation path (//0, //1, //2,...,//N-1)
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To add accounts for each network, repeat the previous steps as many times as you want.
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11. Select **Continue** <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.
12. Using your <mark style="background-color:purple;">(Polkadot Vault Device)</mark>, **scan** the QR code that has appeared on your <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark>.
13. A **QR code** will now appear on your <mark style="background-color:purple;">(Polkadot Vault Device)</mark>, point the camera of your <mark style="background-color:blue;">(Nova Spektr device)</mark> so that it captures the image of the QR code which is displayed on your <mark style="background-color:purple;">(Polkadot Vault Device)</mark>.
14. Your Polkadot Vault wallet is now paired with Nova Spektr.