# Connect a Ledger Wallet

This guide shows you how to connect a funded Ledger account to your Solflare wallet. It assumes you already have a wallet setup on a Ledger device and there is a SOL balance on at least one account.

If you haven’t done that yet, you can set up a new wallet using the Ledger Live app by following the steps in [this guide](https://academy.solflare.com/guides/how-to-generate-a-wallet-with-a-ledger-device-using-the-ledger-live-app-mobile/). For this guide, you’ll need to have downloaded Solflare to your mobile device. You can do so at the links below.

**Solflare**: [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/solflare/id1580902717) | [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.solflare.mobile)

### Step 1

* Open the Solflare mobile app and click the **Ledger button** on the home screen.
* **Allow** Solflare to use your mobile device’s Bluetooth.
* Click **I Paired My Device** once you have done so.
* Then click on the device that you are trying to connect.

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### Step 2

As long as you have a funded account on your device, Solflare will automatically detect it.

* Once your accounts appear on the screen, click **Import All**.

![](https://academy.solflare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1260-1-473x1024.png)![](https://academy.solflare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1262-473x1024.png)

Clicking **Import All** will create a new Ledger-controlled account within Solflare.

If you wish to utilize the full security advantages that a hardware wallet provides, please be sure to transfer your assets from the mnemonic-based account (the one you have been using up until this point) to the newly created, Ledger-controlled account.

### Step 4

In order to interact with SPL tokens and smart contracts, **enable blind signing** by following these quick steps on your device (as per Ledger’s support [article](https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/4499092909085-Allowing-blind-signing-in-the-Solana-SOL-app?docs=true)).

1. Connect and unlock your Ledger device.
2. Open the **Solana** application.\
   Your device displays **Application is ready**.
3. Press the right button to navigate to **Settings**. Then press both buttons to validate.\
   Your Ledger device displays **Allow blind sign**.
4. Select **Yes** then press both buttons.\
   Your device displays **Application is ready** again. You’re done.

<figure><img src="https://support.ledger.com/hc/article_attachments/4499097590173/solana_blind.gif" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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* Although blind signing is required for using Solana, it is technically an advanced feature.
* It is recommended to disable it after use.
* Since you will need it to be turned on so often when using Solana, please be cognizant of when it is turned on or off.
* Any firmware update or Solana Live app update will automatically disable blind signing.
  {% endhint %}

### You’re All Set!

![](https://www.jillstanek.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/That-Was-Easy-Button.png)

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If you attempted this guide and had issues connecting, check out [this guide](https://academy.solflare.com/guides/how-to-generate-a-wallet-with-a-ledger-device-using-the-ledger-live-app-mobile/) to make sure your device is configured properly.
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If you’re still having issues, please contact our 24/7 support team [here](https://solflare.com/support).