To attach the magnetic lock to the door, remove its adhesive cover and slide the magnetic lock under the yellow template. Press it to the surface for 30 seconds to set the adhesive. Step 3.Activate the lock Like the adhesive latch, this magnetic lock requires ‘activation’ to use the loc...
The Schlage Encode comes with a backlit keypad and a traditional keyway. The lock is powered by four AA batteries, set in the back of the lock. The team at Schlage estimates you’ll need to replace the batteriesevery six months. What happens if Smart Lock battery dies? Your Smart Lock w...
Smart locks are an increasingly common sight around neighborhoods. These gadgets bring some modern amenities to your front door, letting you eschew your traditional key to operate your deadbolt with a password, fingerprint, or Bluetooth. If you’re curious to learn more about smart locks before ad...
that will require using a Z-Wave gateway or central control device. This device connects to your modem/router and serves as both the Z-Wave hub controller and portal to the outside, WWW-world. Walters says that the current “go to” DYI gateways are theLowe’s Irisand theMiCasaVerde Ver...
“office light” in both the Wink app and the Alexa app, and the voice assistant informed me that she had found several devices with that name when I asked her to turn it off. She asked me to specify which one. I never cracked the code on how to do that, so I just renamed it ...
Kwikset’s new Matter-enabled smart lock is now available This premium smart lock is small, stylish, and among the fastest on the market Eufy’s new smart lock is the company’s first with Matter support The Yale Code is a unique alternative to traditional smart locks ...