leisure hardware wallet
As soon as you set up your Ledge (this includes creating a backup seed so you can restore your private key if you lose it). You can then create an account (directly using Ledger-live or any other third-party app that supports Ledger hardware wallets). A Ledger device is essentially a secure place to store your private keys, and you can only use coins (actually, coins not limited to Bitcoin) to confirm transactions on the device.
In response to your question
You can check whether your transfer was successful in Blockchain Explorer (https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/) or directly within an app like Ledger-live. If you know the address, you should be able to find it.
In any case, the coins will be transferred to your account. It doesn’t matter whether Ledger is connected or not. If you don’t have the ledger attached to your computer, you won’t be able to spend your money because you won’t be able to see the transactions on the ledger. (Ledger Nano X also has Bluetooth, so you can connect wirelessly)
If your hardware wallet stops working, you can use your seeds to purchase a new wallet. This will restore your private key and allow you to enjoy using your coins again.
The ledger itself is protected by a PIN (a minimum of 4 digits and a maximum of 8 digits), which is required to open it (similar to a mobile phone). So if someone happens to find it, the device will be locked after 3 tries and they will have to recover the private key by the time of the first seed). Therefore, the most important thing to protect is the seed. If the seed is stolen or made public, anyone who has the ledger (or has purchased the ledger) can obtain the private key and spend money.
Detailed information
Hardware wallets offer great protection from online attacks and are much safer than storing your private keys on any device. Please be sure to give your wallet address correctly. There is no bank that will check if the coins are sent incorrectly. If you send it to the wrong address, it will disappear. Your seeds are an important element and should be kept offline and stored (I keep them on multiple USB sticks encrypted within a password manager. In my case, the key passes are password/key protected and stored offsite and protected from the elements. You can also hammer them into steel; there are kits for that too. Or keep them on paper and make each one their own)
strong advice
First, understand the concept of coins and how they work. Otherwise, scammers and malicious people can easily trick you into sending money and you could lose everything. Ledger has a Ledger Academy with YouTube videos, which is not a bad starting point for a hardware wallet.
Full disclosure I own a Ledger Nano X and use it to exclusively manage my cryptocurrencies.
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