Smart door lock loaded with impressive features
Tribune News Service
A door lock has two main features: opening and closing. Lockly, a leader in manufacturing the world’s most advanced smart lock, let me give the Secure Pro Latch Edition a try.
There’s a lot to say about the lock; it has great features and performs perfectly upon completion. And the instructions Lockly supplied are written in a clear step-by-step format. You will also need the free
Lockly app, which requires a security confirmation passcode during setup.
The installation is straightforward and includes adding the included four AA batteries for power and installing the door sensors. With the hardware installed, the lock is ready to open the door from the outside the old-fashioned way, with the supplied keys.
Next was setting up the secure link Wi-Fi hub with the Lockly app (iOS and Android), which requires a few security steps. The app is critical for setting up the keyless features.
The Wi-Fi hub is used for live monitoring with optional notifications sent to your smartphone, setting up voice assistants with Alexa and other control features of the Lockly. The hub is small and plugs directly into any wall outlet, preferably within 10 feet of the lock.
You really don’t purchase a lock like this to use with an actual key, although you can. Have it as a backup. The Lockly Secure Pro offers several ways to open the lock: keyless with the app, combination, fingerprint, send a single use key to someone else (like a worker) or grant regular access to a family member or close friend and voice assistants.
The keypad is front facing, activated with a tap and has five buttons, four with three numbers in each and an OK button for creating and using access codes.
A nice feature on the keypad has the four buttons with numbers in them move (patented PIN Genie Technology) around every time you use the lock. So each time you go to the lock, the numbers are in a different unique place, so the access code pattern can’t be stolen from a recorded pattern routine. Up to eight sets of access codes can be stored and deleted when needed.
The fingerprint reader was next to be connected. Up to 99 fingerprints can be stored. You have to scan your fingerprint several times at slightly different angles on the reader. The advanced 3D fingerprint scanner is designed to prevent lifted fingerprints from being used.
Price: $299.99
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