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The Best Smart Locks of 2020 – Locksmith Recommended

Please Help Support our Articles / Videos.Support Our Blog! 2020 is the year when lock manufacturers have finally gotten the concept of smart locks on point for the average consumer. Gone are the complicated hardware and software components to set them up, the apps that run them are more intuitive to the end users, and the designs are now compatible with standard door preparation, meaning to install one, you won’t typically have to do any Read More

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Yale Assure Connect by August – Locksmith Review

In our recent blog posts, The Best Smart Locks for AirBnB, and our 3 Affordable Home Electronic Deadbolts, we discussed some of our favorite affordable home electronic locks. The difference between those two articles is that AirBnB and Home Rental Units require additional offsite monitoring capabilities that most home owners would like to have, but just didn’t really need to have. Yale Assure Connected by August Offsite electronic lock monitoring added expense, hardware components, and Read More

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Access Control System Overview – The Basics of Access Control

Access Control System Basics – Components of Access Control Want to install access control on a door of your business? What components do you need to buy for access control? All access control systems can be broken down into the following components: a locking device, card/fob access device, a credential reader device, power supply, controller software, override device, and an emergency exit device. These devices may be individual components or combined into one or more Read More

Categories : Commercial Door Hardware & Security, Keyless Entry / Access Control, Safety & Security Blog

Trilogy DL1300 Narrow Style Keyless Entry

How Much Does Access Control Cost Per Door?

Are you considering access control for your business? Let me start by saying that an access control system and a keyless entry system are just two different terms for the same thing. They are interchangeable. There are many advantages to access control systems, and I am often asked, “What will it cost to install access control?” The answer usually starts with, “What do you want the system to do?” There are many variable to pricing Read More

Categories : Commercial Door Hardware & Security, Keyless Entry / Access Control, Safety & Security Blog

Our 3 Best Electronic Deadbolts for Your Home

Update: in recent months the main three residential locks manufactures: Yale, Kwikset and Schlage, have all introduced smart locks that have eliminated the pain of using a hub to connect to the wifi. However, they are very expensive. If you are looking for the best of the affordable, electronic deadbolts (with maybe the addition of blue tooth), this article is still very much what you need. But if you are looking for smart locks that Read More

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Why You Want an Electronic Home Deadbolt

Keyless entry has made it’s way into the residential market. There are a number of good home electronic locks out there, our favorite is from Yale (shown below). The Yale lock is sleek, has a beautiful look, secure, and comes with voice guided programming instruction. It’s the deadbolt I have on my home and the one used by our locksmiths on their home. Like this lock? You can buy this Yale electronic deadbolt here. Want Read More

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Medeco XT Easy Access Control

We’re big fans of access control and even bigger fans of access control that doesn’t require wiring. No wire runs to distant doors/gates and no power supplies required make for more affordable keyless entry solutions. That’s why we love the Medeco XT solution. With this system the power required to track access and audit locks is maintained within the key. So no power is necessary at the lock. Who needs the Medeco XT system? When Read More

Categories : Commercial Door Hardware & Security, Keyless Entry / Access Control

Affordable Touch Screen Deadbolt

Looking for an affordable touch screen deadbolt for your home? Look no further than the lock specifically designed for and sold by locksmiths. 4-8 digit entry codes 25 user codes Satin Nickel finish All programming done from the touchscreen – no need to take apart the back of the lock Vacation mode – temporarily disable all codes Auto-lock – auto lock the door from 10 – 99 seconds after opening Single entry code – set Read More

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Schlage NDE Wireless Access

We are loving this new card access lock from Schlage. At its price point, it’s one of the best card access locks available and feature rich. Full installation (parts and labor) for less than half of previous stand alone, card access systems with audit trail capability. Replaces existing commercial-grade levers Half the cost of traditional wireless access control for very affordable implementation No wiring, no power supplies, always ready in case of power or network Read More

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Bluetooth Locks

Bluetooth Locks are Being Released by Many Lock Manufactures. Are They Needed? Locks just keep getting smarter and smarter. But what is needed vs what is too much? For the past year, lock manufacturers have been releasing deadbolts that can be opened via Bluetooth devices. And Master Lock has just released a padlock that can be opened via Bluetooth. But are these devices worth it or are they just looking to jump on a technology Read More

Categories : Commercial Door Hardware & Security, Home Security & Locks, Keyless Entry / Access Control, Safety & Security Blog

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