How To Set Up A MyEtherWallet For The ONSTELLAR ICO

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How To Set Up A MyEtherWallet For The ONSTELLAR ICO
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_This is a tutorial for creating a Ethereum wallet on the free webservice [MyEtherWallet](https://www.myetherwallet.com). This will be relevant for all interested investors of the ONSTELLAR ICO on March 29th. Please follow the guide very thoroughly to avoid any potential losses._

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<code>This is Tutorial 5 out of 9 for the ONSTELLAR ICO. _([overview](https://steemit.com/onstellar/@onstellar/the-onstellar-tutorial-series-for-investors))_</code>


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## Step 1:
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Open the website https://www.myetherwallet.com/ in your web browser. 

_Make sure to navigate there directly and don't click any links on a website or in a search engine. There are so-called phishing websites out there that resemble original websites which may try to steal your money._ 

Double check if you are on the an official ETH network in the top right corner. ETH (myetherapi.com) should be the default option. 

If that is the case enter a secure password for your wallet in the big password field in the center and finally click __Create Wallet__. Make sure to remember this password and maybe create a paper copy of it which you store in a secure location.

![MyEtherWallet-1.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNaZL2ve43nYj68CpD7daapvVvi8SJ5bPJaUYMjqwxqwk/MyEtherWallet-1.png)

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## Step 2:
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Download the keystore file and safe it on an external flash drive which you keep in a secure location. This file will allow you to recover your wallet as a backup plan. Never share this file with anybody!

After you are done with that click on __I understand. Continue.__

![MyEtherWallet-2.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdcTick5GwyUBRQEbmLYfAnbaovqYGJHU4NMDD2XniVTd/MyEtherWallet-2.png)

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## Step 3:
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You can now print your unencrypted __Paper Wallet__. This is an optional step but highly recommended as an extra backup for you. Make sure to keep this in a secure location and not at the same place as your keystore file to avoid loss in case of fire, water or something like that. 

_Do not safe your private key on any cloud service or online storage as that might get compromised!_

After you are done with that click on __Safe Your Address__.

![MyEtherWallet-3.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRGW3KfH8USQMDHCJ4ZHZshwXj9WJvGq8cTU193oR5fvf/MyEtherWallet-3.png)

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This is how the Paper Wallet will look like:

![MyEtherWallet-4.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTGFPgZ9L88obTCWofD3Gc98MQkHNRLMrS3ZMBa552trC/MyEtherWallet-4.png)

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## Step 4:
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You can now unlock your wallet. Try to use your new __keystore file__ for that to see if that works. You will be asked for your wallet password that you generated in Step 1. 

![MyEtherWallet-5.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbcvFZvrMqntqVG9cBbhq2qhAMPVAzZYfpDTSes3emdwE/MyEtherWallet-5.png)

![MyEtherWallet-6.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPvuiX8zCToY67ZRszqVc53Yo6gVybP9cs5aey6ik6Jx2/MyEtherWallet-6.png)

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After entering for the first time you will see wallet details where you can access the private key, a QR code address, download the keystore file again and print the paper wallet again.

![MyEtherWallet-7.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSqwxoFG3L3cs8cAJV5q6y58gUoMMxf9cMHLTbENVMgMZ/MyEtherWallet-7.png)

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## Step 5:
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You have a now a fully functional Ethereum wallet. If you want to send funds from there to another wallet you can login by clickin gin the main navigation on __Send Ether & Tokens__. That will bring you to the access page where you can select __Private Key__. Every time you do that you should double check the URL and the SSL certificate of the website to avoid entering your key on a phishing website.

![MyEtherWallet-8.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNm1aP8XQ5vQ7qfknjWvzi8SCotsSFyo2E7AztqZnwzDX/MyEtherWallet-8.png)

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You will land in your wallet from where you can now send funds to other wallets. We will provide a tutorial just for that soon.

![MyEtherWallet-9.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmU1QvZt2m6Me323socCc7V4Uj4DA698kQRnDUSX4UkhXC/MyEtherWallet-9.png)

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## Finished!
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That's it! You have successfully created an Ethereum wallet compatible with the ONSTELLAR ICO. 

_Check out the ONSTELLAR whitepaper and social media links to learn more about our Smart Media Token project for esoteric topics._

[![onstellar-whitepaper.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbkUTugf3jivjbKxHzkPAfWLqBREfjmoK8PnpEMXfrujP/onstellar-whitepaper.png)](https://www.onstellar.com/content/onstellar-whitepaper.pdf)

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