Connecting to a wallet account

This section provides a step by step guide in connecting the EWX Bridging Web App with a wallet account

Ensure that your wallet supports the bridge chain origin

Energy Web X (EWX)

To ensure that your wallet supports the Energy Web X chain, please check if it is one of the supported networks in your wallet.

If not, please refer to below details to add Energy Web X as a custom network in your wallet:

• RPC URL: wss://public-rpc.mainnet.energywebx.com/ws

• Name: Energy Web X

• Token Symbol: EWT

• Network Type: Substrate

• Block Explorer: https://energywebx.subscan.io/

Energy Web Chain (EWC)

Make sure that Energy Web Chain is enabled in "Manage Networks" settings in your wallet.

Ethereum

Make sure that Ethereum is enabled in "Manage Networks" settings in your wallet.

Connect bridge origin wallet account

Security Notice EWX Bridging uses trustless pallets to secure your assets. Never share your private keys or seed phrase.

The first step is to select which chain you would like to transfer EWT from. Simply hover or click on the option under FROM label and a dropdown will appear. However, the destination chain cannot be changed (refer to bridge routes ).

Choose FROM chain

Click on Connect Wallet button either at the bottom of the page or at the navigation header. A modal window will appear that prompts wallet connection. The interface differs slightly when connecting to an EWX account versus a non-EWX account, as explained in the following sections.

Connecting to Energy Web X

Choose your preferred wallet to connect.

Connect Wallet modal

Once connected, you will see your wallet details such as address and balance.

View account details on explorer

Click on the View on Explorer button to check the wallet account in the official EWX Explorer.

View wallet account on the explorer

This action will open a new tab to show wallet account details on Subscan.

Wallet account details shown on the explorer

Switch accounts

In order to be able to switch accounts, ensure that accounts are enabled for connection to the EWX Bridging Web App in your wallet. Below are examples on how to do so.

Example for SubWallet Browser Extension

Before enabling the accounts, ensure that there are multiple accounts setup in your wallet extension.

1. Click on this Connect icon

   

   The Connect icon in SubWallet Browser Ext
2. Select the accounts to be connected to the EWX Staking Web App and click on the Confirm button

   

   Enable multiple accounts
3. Hover on the Connect icon again and the number of accounts connected will be displayed

   

   Number of accounts connected

Example for PolkadotJS Browser Extension

Click on the Switch Account button to switch wallet accounts.

Switch connected wallet account

Choose the account to switch to and automatically the web app connects the selected account.

Switch account selection dialog

Disconnect

Simply click on the Disconnect button.

Disconnect account

Connecting to Energy Web Chain or Ethereum

Choose your preferred wallet to connect.

Connect Wallet modal

Once connected, you will see your wallet details such as address and balance.

Wallet balance and address

View account details on explorer

Click on the View on Explorer button to check the wallet account in the blockchain explorer, depending whether you are connected to Energy Web Chain or Ethereum. This action will open a new tab to show the wallet details.

View wallet account on the explorer

EWC explorer

Ethereum explorer

Disconnect

Simply click on the Disconnect button.

Disconnect account

Switch network

Switching between EWC and ETH

You can switch chain between EWC and ETH without disconnecting, the same address will be used. To do so, simply hover or click on the option under FROM label and switch to a non-EWX chain.

Switch to EWC

Switching from/to EWX

A modal will appear to inform you that the current wallet session will be disconnected. Click Confirm to continue.

Switch Network modal