Hi , where do you get this lock? Becky > On Jan 14, 2018, at 11:22 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Installing a basic electronic lock is not super-difficult, but you might want > to have a backup plan, somebody you can call and ask for help, just in case. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Cris Ali > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 9:43 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: Door locks with fingerprint technology with Bluetooth and > accessible app? > > Thanks a million folks for this valuable information. > I do not have a security company, and I have no intention to hire one. It is > simply not needed in my area. > I asked my question because I have a tendency to lock myself out often. That > is why I thought of fingerprint or digital lock. > Now, I wonder how hard is it to install these locks. Do I need to hire a > specialist to assemble and install these kinds of locks, or I would be able > to do it myself? When it comes to the regular mechanical locks with keys, I > always change them myself without hiring a Locksmith. I am not sure how hard > it would be to install a digital lock by myself! > Cheers, > Cris > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 11:56 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > 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>[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 6:10 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto: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 > <http://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 <mailto: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 <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto: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>[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Cris Ali > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 8:50 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto: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. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. 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