# Create a New Polkadot Vault Account

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The following steps need to be carried out on your Polkadot Vault device.
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1. Open the Polkadot Vault application.
2. `Select` **Add Key Set.**
3. `Input` the name for your new key set.
4. Make a copy of your **mnemonic passphrase** and `select` Next.
5. Confirm that you have written down your secret recovery phrase and that you understand that if you lose your secret phrase your funds will be lost forever.
6. `Select` the networks that you would like to create keys for (you can add more later) and `select` **Done**.
7. Polkadot Vault will now create keys for you that have the following derivation path format:
   * //polkadot for Polkadot, //kusama for Kusama, etc.
   * If you want to add the root key (i.e. with no derivation path), you should follow the section of the Wiki on [how to add the root key for a network](https://docs.novawallet.io/nova-wallet-wiki/wallet-management/hardware-wallets/polkadot-vault/derivation-paths/add-root-key).