Smart home, you must know 5 things before you buy a smart door lock

In a building materials supermarket smart door locks were snapped up, some consumers coincided with the decoration to upgrade the door lock, but did not rule out some consumers have blindly follow the trend. To improve the quality of life or experience high-tech products, it is first to determine whether your home is suitable for installing smart door locks. Today, I will talk to you about a few things you must know before you buy a smart door lock.

Don't blindly follow the wind, you must know 5 things before you buy a smart door lock.

Safety: testing community security electronic door locks are more reliable than mechanical locks

Whether it's a mechanical lock or a smart electronic door lock, safety is always at the core. Although some new communities in first-tier cities have standard electronic locks, most consumers are cautious about such locks. They want to buy but worry about their safety. On the one hand, they question the security of smart doors. On the one hand, it is mainly the surrounding security environment of the community, so that the owners are worried about whether there is a possibility that "the thief will not be a thief."

If your home is relatively remote, the surrounding environment is confusing and the mobility of people is large, it is not recommended that you install smart door locks. It does not rule out that some people are driven by curiosity to violate laws and regulations. You have to believe in the security of the community, and secondly, have a new understanding of the security of smart door locks.

Compared to traditional mechanical door locks, smart door locks or electronic door locks differ only in the way they are unlocked. The former is through the physical key, the latter is through fingerprints, passwords, mobile phones or cards, etc. The core of security lies in the lock body and not the way to trigger unlocking.

Fingerprint unlocking: fingerprints are difficult to copy and must be recognized for living. If strangers want to enter your home through fingerprint recognition, there are some amazements. Unfortunately, the protagonist of the story cannot be heard, so the bridge that steals fingerprints in the movie will not happen to you.

Fingerprint identification security

Password unlocking: Password unlocking supports anti-peep mode, 12-digit keyboard will automatically float 2~3 random numbers (random number + password), then enter your password; the other is hypocrisy mode, free to enter a string of numbers, As long as the number string contains a password (***+password+***), it can be successfully unlocked. On the one hand, prevent people passing by from seeing the numbers you enter, and on the other hand, prevent certain numbers on the keyboard from leaving fingerprints.

Smart door lock mainstream unlocking method

Mobile phones and cards: The role of the phone and the card as the key must first be paired with the door lock, unless you lose your phone or card, you can't unlock it.

According to the regulations of the relevant domestic departments, the smart door locks listed in China must retain the physical key, that is, the electronic door lock retains the traditional unlocking method of the original mechanical lock. In fact, from this point of view, the electronic door lock upgrade part relies on the motor trigger. Opening the door, and triggering the motor to run is a fingerprint, password or other means.

Which type of person is more suitable for smart door locks?

The most embarrassing thing is that you go out and dump the garbage, but a gust of wind has blown you out of the door. . . The emergence of smart door locks is convenient for people to travel. For example, the elderly often forget to bring keys. With smart door locks, they can enter the door through fingerprint recognition. If parents or guests suddenly visit and you have not arrived home, it is good to share the passwords with them. Hospitality.

The advantages of smart door locks

In this era of wages and housing prices widening, people with independent housing are assured of buying smart door locks. For landlords, renting houses is more suitable for installing smart door locks. The human finger "living key" not only facilitates the landlord to manage personnel, but also does not have to worry about the possibility of the previous batch of tenants having "copying" the keys.

What door can be equipped with a smart lock?

Most of the friends installed the smart door lock on the security door. Some friends chose to install the smart lock on the wooden door. Of course, the idea that the glass door also wants to install the electronic lock is not excluded.

Security door is best for installing smart door locks

The installation of the smart door lock is destructive, that is, the original mechanical lock is removed and cut according to the existing lock body, which is convenient for fixing and installation. The security door is the thickest, and it is also the most suitable door for installing the smart door lock, followed by the wooden door. Due to the limited thickness, the relevant data (subsequent detailed introduction) must be informed to the merchant. Most of the wooden doors do not support the heaven and earth lock, so this is the case. Friends who need it will need to spend more time looking for it.

Installing the door lock is very "high-profile"

The glass door is the thinnest of the three doors and the most difficult to construct, so many brands do not produce smart door locks for glass doors.

According to the needs of the public, the security door locks are the most common and the most optional. New home decoration can directly purchase the security door with smart door lock. If the old security door replaces the mechanical lock, confirm 4 data.

Brand choice: not blindly pursue international brands, suitable is the best

Is it really appropriate to pursue the "star-like" smart door lock in the TV series? It is understood that some brands of smart door locks do not support the world hook, if you want to retain the existing door lock lock, domestic products or choose a large lock electronic door lock is more suitable for you. Therefore, before buying, you must ask clearly, some products do not carry the heaven and earth hooks, some products with the heaven and earth hooks but only limited to the conventional lock body, if your home lock body is large (commonly known as the overlord lock body), more lock points, need to advance Confirm with the merchant that the corresponding price will increase.

Many brands, many choices

4 data that must be known before buying a door lock

As mentioned above, the locks provided by different brands are different, whether the hooks and the way to open the door determine the product you finally purchase.

Opening direction: To stand outdoors, the door handle is on the left or right, and the door is pulled outwards or pushed inwards. To sum up the above situation, it is necessary to determine the unlocking direction of the door lock. There are four possibilities:

Opening direction and door handle position

Measuring the length, width and thickness of the guide: This set of data can be used to determine the size of your original lock and adapt it according to the door locks that the manufacturer can provide. If the lock body is too large, you will need to pay separately.

Existing lock body size (different manufacturers also have different dimensional requirements)

If the lock body is the same as in the figure, it needs to be separately paid for customization (different manufacturers cost differently)

Judging whether there is a heaven and earth lock: The way to determine whether there is a heaven and earth lock is very simple, you can touch the top edge of the door with or without a keyhole, and then whether there is a lock tongue pop-up fee when the door lock is opened (locked state).

It should be noted that some brands promise that although the product provides the heaven and earth lock function, there is only one type of lock body. If the original lock body installed in your home is larger than the smart lock body, you cannot install the heaven and earth hook.

Door thickness:

Generally, if the thickness of the security door is above 110mm, the electronic lock can be installed normally. If the security door of your home is purchased earlier, it is less than the normal value. It needs to be explained in advance, otherwise it will not be installed if you buy it home.

As for after-sales and installation problems, as long as the products are purchased from regular channels, manufacturers will be responsible for free installation. The above summarizes several items you must know before installing the smart door lock, and hope to help you with your purchase.