******** *** *** ***** ** *** smartlock ******** **** **** *********** (*.*., ********* ****** ******* ********* **** *** **** **** ****).
*** $** ******* ******** ****** *********** ***** **** ******** ********* ***** August, ** *** ******* ****** ******* maker **** **** ****** *** **** space.
*** **** **** * **** ********? How **** **** ******'* ******* ****?
** ****** *** ****** ****** ********* Pro, ********* * ****** *** **** Connect *** ** *** **** *** different ** ******** ******** ** ***********.
** **** ******, ** ****** *** test ********:
- *** **** *** **** *****
- *** ***** ****** *********
- ** *** ***** ***** **** ***********
- ******** ** *** ******** *** ******
- ******* ********* ** **** ******
- * *** ******** *********
- ******* ****** ** ******* ****
**** *** **** ******** *** **** inside.
Key ********: ****** ********* ** *****
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- ** *** ****: *** ********/*** **** ** ****** works **** ***, **** ** ************, crashes, ** ****** ******* **** **** the *** *** ********* ********.
- ******** ****** ********: *** ******** ******** ****** *** reliable *** ******** *** **** *** registered ****** ****** ** *** ***, allowing *** **** ******* *** ********* without **** ** **********.
- **** **** ******** ******: ****** **** *********** ********** **** use ******** ** ***** ***** **** position, ****** **** * ******** ******* switch **** ********* ******** ** *** app *** ****** *** * **** held **** *****, * ***** ******* usually ******** *** ********** ****** *******.
*******, ****** **** **** **** ******:
- ******** ******** ** ******: **** *** ******* *** *** not *********, *** **** ****** **** remote (*** *-****) ******* *** *** diminished ***** ****** *** **** *****. Users **** ****** **** *** ********** range ** **** **** ******* ** the **** **** **** **' **** from *** ******.
- ****** **** ******: *** ******** **** ****** ***** great **** ********* ****** *.*" ** the *****. **** ******** *** ** aesthetically **********, *** *** ****** ******** takes * *** *** ** ******* even *.*" ****.
- ****** ******* ********: *** *** ***** ****** **** accurate *********, *** ***** ******** **** happened ****** ** ***** ***** *** doublechecking ****** ******* ***.
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******* ****, ****** ** * ********** lock *** ** *** ******* ********* products ** **** ******, ** ******** near *** *** ** **** **********.
Product ********
*** ** *** ********* ******** ** August ** **** ** ***** **** existing keys, *****, *** *******, ****** ***** products **** **** **** ******* *** those **********. *******, ****** ******** ******** thumb ***** *** ** ******* ******* on *** ******* ** ****** **** of *** *******. **** *** *******, there ** ** ******* ********** ** August ** ******, *** ** ********** rekeying ** ******* *** ******** **** is ****** *** ***.
*******, *** **** ** *** **** is **** ****** *** ******* **** the ***** **** ** ********, *** while *** ****** **** *** ** most ******** *****, ** *** *** be ************* ******** ** ***. ****, while *** **** **** *** ******** of **** *****, ** * **** uses * ***** *** ***** ********* without * *********** ***** ****, ******* to * ******* ***, *** **** is *** **********.
Strong ********* ******
*** ** *** ********* ***'* *********** features ** *** ********** ****** ** the ********* *****-**** ****. *** ****** outside ******* ******* ** ******* *** latch, ********* *********** ****** ** *** latch. *** ********* ***** ******* *** action:
*** ******* ****** ** *** ****** is ******** ****** ** **** ******* slight ***** ** *** ***** ** even ******* ** *** ****, * common ***** **** ***** *** ******* residential ***** *****. **** ** * big ********* *** ******, ******* *** retrofit *********** ** *** ******* ********* is ******* ** ******** *****, *** alignment ******** ***** **** ** ***** malfunction **** ***** ********** **** *********.
Good ****** *** ********
** ***** ** *** ********, ****** is ***** ****. **** ***** **** understand *** ******** **** ** ********, and *********** **** ******** *** *** large '******'. ********** ******* **** **** or **** ****** *** ***** ** the **** ****** *** ****** ** default **** ** ************* ******.
*** ***** ***** ***** *** **** and **** ** *** **** ****** states; ********/****** *** ****/******, **** *** large ****** ***** ******** ** ******* it. '*****' ****** ********, '******' ****** open, *** '***' ***** ****** *** closed:
****** ************* ** **** *** *** app, *** *** **** ****** ** web ****** *** ****** ** *******. For ****** (*** *-**** ** ***** WiFi) *********, *** ******* *** **** be ****. ***** ***** *** **** 'Remote *******' ****** ** *** *** right ** *** *** ******, *** then *** **** ** ******* ** a ***** **** *** **** ** internet. ***** ** ** ******* *** for *** ******* ***, *** ** a ***-**** $** *** ********.
Not-So-Reliable *** ** ******
** *******, ******'* ************* ** **** activity ******** ****** **, *** *** messages **** ********* **** *** ****** correct.
*** *******, *** ******* ***** ***** appear ***** *********** ******* *** ****, even ** ** ****** ***** *** not ******* **:
** *** **** ** ~*** ****** events, ** ******* ~*% (***** **) errant ** ********** ********. *** ****** message ***** **** *** **** ****** that ***** *** ** ****** ** manually ***** *** *** *** **** status ** ******* ***** *** ****** locked *** ******.
Battery ******** ********* ******
*** ******** *** ********* ******** ****** claims ** ****** ***** ******* * phone ** **** ** ****** *** door ** ******** ** * * digit ****, ********** *** ****.
*** **** ******** ***** *** ****** outside, ******* * ***** ****, ** lengths ** *', **', *** **'. While ********** ****** ***% ** ** attempts ** *', *********** ******* ******* off ** **% ** **' *** only **% (* ** ** *****) at **' ********. ***** ********** *** keypad ****** ****** ** ***** ** closely ******** ** ** ** *** outside **** ***** ** ***** ** possible.
*** ******** *** ********* ****** **** lock/unlock ****** ***** ****** ********, *** report *** ********** ****'* **** ***** used, ** ******* ***** ***** *********** can ** ******* **** ** ***** misused.
*******,*** ****** ** * ****** ********* at $**, ******* ******* ** **** ** 50 *** ***** **** ** * retail***** *******. ****** ***** ************ **** *** flexibility ** * ******, ** ****** will *** ** ** ****** **** consider.
Included **** ******** ******
*** ** *** **** ******** ******** of ****** ** *** ******** '*********' sensor **** *********** ***** ** * **** ******** ******. ****** ***** *********** ********** **** **** **** *** *** ****'* ********** ******** to ******** ******* ** *** ** unlocked **** ** ******, ******'* ******** sensor ** ***** *** *********.
*** ********** ** ****** ****** ****** to *********** ******** **** ******** ******** and '**** **** ******' ** *** product, * *********** ******* ** **** residential **********.
******, ****** ** *** **** ******** door ****** ** * *********** ********* of ******** ***** ****** *********** ** commercial ****** ******* ******* ****** **** residential ***** *** ******** * **** insight ** *** ****** * **** really ***** **.
Pro ******* ** ****** ********** & ********** ****
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* ***** ******, *** '*********' **** 'Pro', ** ********** * ********* ****** and **** *** ******* *** **** Connect *** ** *-****, *********** ******** it ** *****, **-******* ******* ****, but *** $*** **** **** *** 'Pro' ******.
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Versus ******* ****
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****** *** *********** ***** **** **** one ****** *** ** ********* ** a *********** ***** **** ** *** existing ****. **** ******** ******** *********** of *** **** ** ******* *** instructions.
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August ********* ** ****
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Comments (2)
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Great timing for this article! I was trying to figure out which locks to choose.
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Austin Rich
Bought three of these primarily for integration with Amazon Echo devices and based on the strength of the IPVM test. The Smartlock Pro is incredibly easy to retrofit in place. The first one took me a 30 minutes or so, but I had the others in place within 10-15 minutes each. The Smartlock Pro works really well. There are some minor gripes:
1. The coverplate over the battery is magnetic. No matter where I position it there is a grinding noise as the smartlock action seems to interfere.
2. Auto-unlock only works for one door per household. Auto-lock works on all doors.
3. It is a fairly large unit. Not entirely unsightly and the greater OD size makes it so that my preschooler can actually unlock doors to let our dogs out.
Despite the "Pro" moniker this is definitely no replacement for true access control. For home use it fits the budget.
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