# Gating by NFT + Email/Wallet
Merchants can restrict the ability to claim a benefit to specified people only, allowing vendors to offer exclusive value to customers.
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Unlike tickets or membership passes, eligibility to claim a benefit **must** be determined by ownership of an NFT within specified collections (i.e gating is mandatory.) Benefits can additionally be gated via email and wallet.
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**Step 1: Select NFT Collection to Gate By**
Locate the ‘Gated by NFT’ settings within the target benefit’s edit panel.
If you have hosted an event that was ticketed/created a membership program administered by Moongate, simply select “Your Collection” from the “Type” field.
**Your Collection**
* Select the target event/membership program from the 'NFT Collection' field.
* Select the target ticket/membership tier from the 'Type' field.
Select “All Tier” if you do not want to gate by ticket/membership tier (i.e membership tier will be available to all ticket holders from the specified event/all members of the specified membership program.)
***If you are gating by an external NFT collection, select "Other Collection."***
* **Other Collection**
1. Select the network on which the target NFT collection is hosted.
2. Enter the NFT collections' contract address.
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**Step 1: Enable Email/Wallet-gating**
Navigate to the "Advance" section for the membership tier to be gated and enable "Gated by Email/Wallet."
**Step 2: Choose a Whitelisting Method**
Select CSV if there are a large number of people that you will be gating this membership tier to, and Manual for a smaller quantity.
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You can always gate additional addresses later using either method.
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1. **CSV (Bulk Import)**
* **Download the CSV template**
* **Add Addresses to the CSV Template**
Open the template in a spreadsheet editor. Following the template format, input the target email and wallet addresses. You can mix email and wallet addresses concurrently.
* **Upload the CSV**
Upload the edited CSV file and save.
* **Confirm Successful Import**
Return to the Memberships page, locate the gated ticket type, and click the number in the "Gated by" column to confirm the addresses.
2. **Manual**
* **Click "Add Whitelist" and input an email/wallet address**
Repeat as appropriate for additional addresses and save when complete.
* **Confirm Successful Import**
Return to the Memberships page, locate the gated membership type, and click the number in the "Gated by" column to confirm the addresses.
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