Types and Components of Smart Locks:

 

What are two main types of smart door locks? Adapted smart locks and Native smart locks:

1. Adapted smart door locks: 

It’s possible to adapt your existing locks and in so doing, bring them onto a platform which makes them smart. This would also include electronic locks (e.g. maglock) which haven’t been designed to be used in a smart fashion - however, when adding it to a system then they would become smart.

2. Native smart door locks:

These are locks that are specifically designed to be smart locks and controlled electronically, e.g. through an app or some other form of electronic interface (e.g. keycode, keypad, etc.)

There are three main components that enable a smart lock to work:

1) The mechanical lock which locks the door.

2) The interface, e.g. a keypad for a native smart door lock, or wires running to an electric strike and a smart device for an adapted smart lock.

3) Digital keys - for example, these can be held on a smartphone app.