Door lock bears the responsibility of guarding home safety. Electronic Smart Door Lock makes people release from the trouble of forgetting keys. But it is a huge challenge for people to choose an economic one since it is an unknown high-tech for most people.

To buy a smart lock, considering from the following 6 aspects which can not only save money  and avoid to step on the pit!

What is a smart door lock?

The so-called smart lock on the market such as fingerprint lock, induction lock, password lock... can not categorize into smart locks.

Smart lock refers to that possesses apps and can be only unlocked by the app. In a sense, it depends on the cloud to solve the problem of opening and locking doors.

How to choose electronic smart door lock?

Step 1 To choose lock cylinder

Lock cylinder is the core part of door lock. At present, lock cylinders on the market include three types of locks according to its safety.

Level C (Professionals can unlock within 30 seconds)

Level B (Professionals can unlock within 5-120 minutes)

Level A(Professionals can unlock in more than 270 minutes)

It is best to choose intelligent door locks equipped with level A lock cylinders as much as possible.

Step 2 To choose material

when choosing  the door lock, the material should be take into consideration. Durable material can prevent cracks, rust and paint falling in!

1) Stainless steel

High hardness and oxidation resistance, not easy to corrode. However, it is difficult to form stainless steel, so Yan Value Party should not have too much hope, because the door lock made of this material is less beautiful.

2) Aluminum alloy material

Intelligent door lock made of aluminum alloy is the most common one. It has various styles, beautiful appearance, more shiny color, and the use of home decoration also appears atmospheric.

3) Pure copper material

Pure copper door lock thick, delicate feel, excellent texture, relatively higher price, but the effect is very high, more suitable for villas, high-grade office buildings, senior clubs and other places to use. Of course, local owners please feel free. If there is no shortage of money, it is better to choose pure copper.

Step 3 To choose function

When choosing a smart door lock, we should fully consider the functionality of the smart door lock, and choose the smart door lock that meets the needs of the family according to the actual needs.

The functions of smart door lock usually include: connecting mobile APP for remote control, setting temporary password, automatically taking photos and sending reminders to the owner when someone stays abnormally in front of the door, recording the time and times of the whole family entering and leaving the house, and so on.

When purchasing, we should fully consider whether the safety functions provided by smart door locks are needed by families, and purchase according to specific needs.

Step 4 To choose the way of opening

For people who always forget to bring their keys, smart door locks are the perfect choice, and they only need to enter fingerprints every time they go home.

Of course, smart door locks are not only unlocked by fingerprints, but also unlocked by passwords, cards, mechanical keys, mobile APP, etc. Usually, smart door locks adopt a combination of various unlocking methods.

Generally speaking, fingerprint and password unlocking are suitable for office workers, children, the elderly, etc. Temporary password unlocking is suitable for relatives and friends visiting. It should be noted that a qualified intelligent door lock must be equipped with a corresponding mechanical key as a standby unlocking method.

1) Fingerprints

Fingerprint unlocking is also the general trend. Fingerprint unlocking is sensitive and responsive. You don't worry about going out to garbage anymore. If the wind closes the door, you can only find a locksmith outside the house.

2) Password

I believe many children's shoes are struggling with fingerprint lock or password lock when choosing smart door lock. Don't worry, most smart locks can have these two functions now, and you can switch at will.

The password lock can also set virtual password and temporary password to meet different use requirements.

3) Cards

Old people and children at home always can't remember the door lock password; Or occasionally fingerprint verification suddenly fails, but just forgets the password. With the card in hand, you can enter the door without worry.

4) Key

Unlock with a key, which may be the most basic function of a lock. In fact, you don't need a key at all when you use a smart lock, so you should use the key in case you need it.

5) Mobile APP

Unlocking with a mobile phone is simply for young people. Open the APP and open the door directly. Or if your family doesn't have a key, you can also help your family open the door remotely with your mobile phone, which is so simple and convenient.

Step 5 To choose high security protection system

Safety is one of the most important factors of smart locks. So we must ensure the safety of the smart locks we are going to buy.

1) Select the front and rear dual circuit system

In view of the hidden danger of unlocking small black boxes, intelligent locks with front and rear dual circuit systems can be selected. The two systems will have a clear division of labor. The front system is responsible for data reading and comparison, while the rear system is responsible for unlocking.

In case the system in front of the door is cracked, the thief can't crack the system behind the door, so he is not afraid of the "little black box".

2) Choose semiconductor fingerprint sensor

In view of the hidden danger of false fingerprints, semiconductor fingerprint sensors can be selected, so that the false recognition rate is less than or equal to 0.001, which can accurately identify shallow fingerprint users such as the elderly and children. At the same time, it has the function of living fingerprint detection, which can instantly identify living dermal fingerprints and eliminate false fingerprints.

3) Special protection system

In addition, smart door locks have their own unique protective measures. Common protective systems include anti-locking, anti-theft, monitoring and automatic alarm.

Step 6 To check whether professional after-sales service is available or not

In installation and after-sales, big company generally provide free door-to-door installation services. Generally speaking, smart locks should have a warranty at least three years.

By the way, Dongguan Xingyi Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd is one of the leading electronic smart door locks exporter. If you have any need please feel free to contact us.