How to Set Up Your MyEtherWallet
What is MyEtherWallet (MEW)?
MEW is an intuitive and user-friendly Ethereum wallet. It allow a user to transact Ethereum (ETH) as well as other ERC20-based tokens. It also allows for the user to store their tokens as well. TraXion’s native token will be an ERC20-based token and will be fully compatible with MEW.
Step 1: Getting Started
Go to www.myetherwallet.com. It is very important to always note the website URL and make sure it is the correct site by checking the SSL certificate.
Step 2: Creating the Wallet

Enter a Password
In the box listed under “Enter a password”, enter a unique password. It is highly recommended that this password is separate from one that is linked to other accounts you may have for security purposes. Your TraXion tokens and other ERC20 tokens will be stored here so security is of utmost importance here. Once you have inputted your password, click the “Create New Wallet” button.
Keystore File

Once you have entered your password, you will be taken to the Save your Keystore file screen. You will want to download the Keystore file and store this on your computer. MEW provides instructions on this screen and on the page listed on how to store this Keystore file securely. After this is downloaded, you can click the “I understand, Continue.” button and proceed to the next step.
Save Your Private Key

Note: The private key in this example has been removed.
On this screen, your private key will be visible in the gray box. It is beyond important to keep this key safe. No one from TraXion will ever ask you for your private nor should you give this key out to any parties. There are many steps you can take to store this key. You may print a hard copy of it and store in a private and secure place or secure it on your computer in a document. MEW also has guides in this step to help you secure your private key. After doing this, click the “Save Your Address” button.
Step 3: Unlocking Your Wallet

Your wallet will need to be unlocked each time you sign into it or whenever you wish to do a transaction. There are many ways to unlock your wallet. A popular way is to use a Ledger wallet which is a USB hardware wallet. For the sake of this guide however, we will stick to using the two most common methods in using the Keystore / JSON File and the Private Key:
NOTE: MEW and TraXion strongly suggest using a hardware wallet, running MEW offline and locally or MetaMask in place of these two methods. These methods are shown as a beginning step to ask your wallet.
Keystore / JSON File

Click on the “Select Wallet File” box. From here, go to the UTC JSON file that was downloaded during the earlier creation process of the wallet and open it.

After this, MEW will inform you to unlock your wallet and decrypt it by having you enter the password you used at the beginning of the wallet creation process. After you do this, the wallet will become unlocked to view.
Congratulations! Your wallet is now unlocked and ready to be used!
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