Upgrading your home automation system should start with installing smart locks on your doors. For your smart locks to be able to communicate with the rest of your smart home, they need to rely on Bluetooth or Wi-fi.
These locks can truly transform your home security experience. Here we’ll cover everything you need to know about locks that pair with your smart home:
Smart locks that use Bluetooth can easily connect to your phone when you’re in range. You can control your lock from your home, or when you’re in the proximity of your home. But once you’re out of reach you’ll lose the connection.
Battery life is a major plus for Bluetooth locks because their battery can usually last up to a year.
However, if you’re looking for a more connected smart home, Bluetooth locks will not get you there. They don’t use hubs, so you cannot connect multiple devices and control them from a single app.
There are plenty of Bluetooth compatible locks that work with your Android and iOS devices and are the perfect addition to your secure, smart home.
Z-Wave locks need a Z-Wave compatible hub in order to work. The hub translates the lock’s signal to language that your router can understand. Once this happens, you’re able to connect with and control your lock from anywhere.
Since Z-Wave needs an additional hub to connect to Wi-Fi, it means you can connect to more third-party devices.
Samsung’s Smart Things is an example of a Z-Wave control hub, and it can connect to smart locks like Kwikset, Schlage, and Yale.