1. Introduction
Lace Wallet is the official Cardano wallet by the Cardano Foundation. It offers secure and user-friendly access to the Cardano blockchain.
2. Install Lace Wallet
Download Lace Wallet from the official website: Lace Wallet.
3. Set Lace to Preprod Network
Follow these steps to switch your Lace Wallet to Preprod:
- Open the Lace Wallet extension.
- Click on the settings icon.
- Navigate to the "Network" section.
- Select "Preprod" from the available networks.
- Confirm and restart the wallet if required.
4. Get Test ADA (tADA)
To interact with the Cardano Preprod network, you need test ADA (tADA). Follow these steps to obtain it:
- Visit the official Cardano Testnet Faucet: Cardano Testnet Faucet.
- Select "Preprod Testnet" from the Environment dropdown.
- Under Action, select "Receive test ADA".
- To get your wallet address, open your Wallet, go to the Receive tab, and copy the displayed address.
- Enter your Wallet address in the Address field.
- Complete the reCAPTCHA verification.
- Request tADA and complete any verification steps.
- Wait for the transaction to complete, then check your Wallet balance.
Once you receive tADA, you can use it to test transactions on the Preprod network.
5. Connect to Marketplace
Once Lace is set to Preprod, you can connect it to the marketplace by:
- Open the marketplace OR click the 'Marketplace' button from the header menu.
- You will be redirected to the Marketplace. Now, please 'Login' to the marketplace.
- If you don't have login credentials, you need to register by clicking the 'Join Us' button. Once registered and email verified, you can log in.
- After successfully logging in, the header menu will show another button called 'My nftys'. Click on it.
- You will be redirected to the My nftys page, where you will find a list of Properties. Before accessing them, you need to connect your wallet to the marketplace.
- In the same page below, From the dropdown 'Select Wallet', choose 'Lace' from the list of supported wallets.
- Approve the connection request to complete the setup.
Your wallet is now set up and ready to use on the Preprod network.