# Polkadot Substrate Wallet

Polkadot Substrate is the native wallet that supports all the Substrate based chains including Humanode. It's a web wallet. To use Substrate wallet:

Install the polkadot.js extension

You can get the polkadot.js browser extension from here:

{% embed url="<https://polkadot.js.org/extension/>" %}

#### Import the key

First, open the extension.

Then, press the <img src="https://122614963-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FrgU5243aAf21EwxQUd2i%2Fuploads%2FQ3f5FHtUW0HIfTRzuWHQ%2Fimage%20(13).png?alt=media&#x26;token=d0fd70fc-f6c0-4d80-aa43-f74c471fcadc" alt="" data-size="line"> button in the menu:

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Press on "**Import accounts from pre-existing keys**":

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Follow the dialog to insert the seed phrase we used in [step-3-configuring-and-launching-the-node](https://gitbook.humanode.io/mainnet-guide/launcher/step-3-configuring-and-launching-the-node "mention"), select **Humanode Mainnet** from the drop-down menu, and proceed by clicking **Next**.

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On the next screen add the name of your wallet and a password to access it later.  That's it you are all set up.

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{% hint style="info" %}
Alternatively, you can first Create a new account on Polkadot js and use the seed phrase of your new account to [step-3-configuring-and-launching-the-node](https://gitbook.humanode.io/mainnet-guide/launcher/step-3-configuring-and-launching-the-node "mention")
{% endhint %}

Move to [becoming-a-validator](https://gitbook.humanode.io/mainnet-guide/validator/becoming-a-validator "mention")