Well, I wasn't so interested in Alexa because of the same reason you mentioned. However, I am interested in the Home kit idea and being able to change things as far as codes when away from home. Now all I have to do is figure out the model number and where that might be. It really sucks when the security company does not give you the paperwork that comes with all the pieces they install. They seem to think that they no what is best and I hate to say it, but they don't. I also have to get the installer code so that I can change up a few things on the whole system so that I can run it and change things as I want and need to rather than waiting for someone to come out and do it.
Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com Ask for what you want. Believe that you deserve it, and then allow Life to give it to you. — Louise Hay ----- Original Message ----- From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 10:56 AM Subject: RE: Door locks with fingerprint technology with Bluetooth and accessible app? Find out the exact model and Google it, you’ll find all the features, specs and most likely a user manual in PDF. I don’t know why anybody in their right mind would want to Alexa enable a doorlock. Alexa has no security as far as I can tell and if somebody knows you have Alexa and a smart doorlock that works with it all they have to do is walk up to an open window and ask Alexa to unlock your door. If I want to unlock my Schlage Sense with SIRI it only works if I first unlock my phone with Touch Id or my passcode. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 6:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Door locks with fingerprint technology with Bluetooth and accessible app? We have a Yale key pad lock on our door that was provided by our security company and I was wondering if anyone knows where we can get the users guide or find out more how to use it. I don't want to have to asks the installer every time I want to set another code for someone. I also want to know if they have an app so we don't have to wade through Alarm.com to try to find what might not be there. I hear it is alexa enabled but don't know how to set that up either and neither does our installer. I want to know if it is home kit capable as well. any ideas? Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com Ask for what you want. Believe that you deserve it, and then allow Life to give it to you. — Louise Hay ----- Original Message ----- From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 11:18 PM Subject: RE: Door locks with fingerprint technology with Bluetooth and accessible app? Not any more, quite a few electronic lock companies made fingerprint doorlocks years ago, I had one and so did a friend of mine, and they were the biggest pain in the neck. Depending on how much you want to spend, you are much better off with an electronic lock with a keypad or a smartlock which you can unlock with your phone. I have a Weiser electronic lock at my retail store which was actually installed by my alarm company and which has a keypad, but it also connects via the Zigbbee protocol to my alarm panel so I can unlock it via the alarm app remotely. At home we just recently purchased a Schlage Sense smartlock which has home kit support. This means you can unlock it by telling SIRI “Unlock my front door” or from the home app. It has also a keypad, but it’s a touchscreen so you’d have to put at least a dot on the 5 or maybe put a tactile dot on the 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 to be able to use it manually. Before we bought it we had a Schlage electronic lock on the front door and I really like it, too. It has a lock button at the top and underneat two rows of buttons, 1 to 5 and 6 to 0. The lock button is above the 3, so in the middle above the two number rows. This particular lock (forgot the model) doesn’t actually have a motor so the single 9 Volt battery lasts forever because all it does is to engage a deadbolt which you turn by hand to lock and unlock the door. Less high tech, but also completely reliable and we now moved this lock to our patio door. If there are still fingerprint locks around I really advise you to stay away from them, if you don’t want to spend too much then you can get a lock like that electronic Schlage with the keypad I described for around $100 and it’s super-easy to use, you can program multiple codes and it’s easy to program it without sight, all you need to know is the master/programming code which you can customize and then you of course need to write down the basic commands for adding or removing a code. It's usually something like enter the master code and press the lock button, then press 1 to add a code followed by the lock button, then enter a 4-digit code, press the lock button and re-enter it. This is just an example, but it’s that type of sequence. I am not sure if this particular Schlage can do one-time codes, but before we got the smartlock at my store we had a electronic keypad lock from Tamor. That one you could set a mastercode anywhere from 4 to 8 digits long and user codes then had to be the same length which means if you think a 4-digit code might be too insecure this one is nice because you can do a 5 or 7 digit code which is more unusual. Anyhow, that one also allowed for one-time codes so if, for example, you wanted to give a plumber or electrician or a friend access to your house without giving them a permanent code, you could set up a one-time code and once it got used once it would no longer work. Of course with a smartlock this functionality is even further expanded, you can give your dog walker who picks up your dog every weekday between 8 and 8:30 AM a code which only works during that time or you could simply ask them to call you when they are at the door and you can then unlock the door remotely. Best regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cris Ali Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 8:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Door locks with fingerprint technology with Bluetooth and accessible app? Hello Folks, Since I have the tendency to lock myself out from time to time, I thought I should explore the possibility of getting a door lock that works on fingerprint. But It must have a Bluetooth connection to the phone so that I can do the settings, or change them when I want to, provided that the App is accessible with voiceover.. Are you guys aware of any such product? Cheers, Cris -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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