You may have chosen a fake smart lock

About two years ago, the author predicted in the "products worthy of attention in smart homes" that the three products are most worthy of attention, namely smart TVs, smart cameras and smart door locks.

Today, smart TV has become one of the most intelligent hardware, basically "no intelligence, no TV", smart camera has also been a fire in the past two years, has become the first choice for many home security protection products. As for the smart door lock, it has received extensive attention since the second half of 2016.

As predicted at the beginning, as the actual controller of the important channel between the family and the outside world, the smart door lock gradually appeared in the smart home system with the potential user stickiness, interesting unlocking method and the first line of defense for family safety. More and more families regard it as the beginning of an early adopter of intelligent life.

Although the traditional locks of the current stock account for the majority of the market share, industry analysts said that the current smart lock market share in the domestic civilian market is less than 5%, and it is expected to enter the market penetration stage in the next 3-5 years, and it is expected that by 2021, The market size of China's lock industry will exceed 180 billion yuan.

Smart door locks have become a development trend, and potential market mining will undoubtedly further squeeze the space of traditional door locks and gradually replace them. At present, smart locks have not completely erupted, but they are also called various. For consumers, they still need to be cautious when choosing smart locks, otherwise it is very likely to choose a fake smart lock.

Now the question is coming. How do you choose a real smart lock at the moment? For the moment, in addition to the traditional locks, we should clarify the three types of door locks that are extremely existential in the market.

The main focus of the first category is the unlocking method, including fingerprint unlocking, password unlocking, and key unlocking. However, this type of lock does not allow remote control of the mobile phone, but simply enriches the local unlocking method. Compared with traditional locks, such locks are "smart", and many manufacturers play "edge balls", which are called smart locks. In fact, they are electronic locks at best.

The second type of outstanding feature is that it can be connected to the network, that is, it can also be connected to WiFi for remote control. Of course, this type of lock also has a fingerprint, password and other unlocking methods. Does that mean that this is the real smart lock? The answer is no, strictly speaking, it can only be regarded as the Internet door lock, or the Internet of the door lock, the intelligent features are not obvious.

Next, say the third type of lock. The third type of lock has three characteristics: one is to be able to connect to the network, and can be linked to other devices, such as unlocking the lights, home appliances, etc.; second, there are multiple unlocking methods, including mobile phone remote, password, fingerprint, swipe , the key, etc.; the third is to have monitoring and monitoring functions, if there is no lock, there is no one to stay outside the door for a long time.

By contrast, we can easily find that the third type of lock is the current true smart lock, at least the most intelligent door lock. Therefore, when choosing a smart lock, the first thing we need to do is to carefully identify and carefully select.

Of course, after looking at the current smart lock, you still need to go further and choose a smart lock that is really safe and durable.

On the one hand, we have to look at security. The determining factor of lock security is usually determined by two factors: First, the lock core, the highest security level is super B level, here the hard requirement, whether it is a smart lock, this is very important; the second is the security early warning mechanism, the preferred camera It is possible to remotely monitor the safety outside the door, followed by alarms, including locking or closing the door to monitor remote and local alarms, as well as violent unlocking alarms.

On the other hand, we want convenience. It is necessary to unlock more conveniently. In addition to these, it is also necessary to look at linkage and scenes. The main consideration is that the door lock is part of the family life. It has linkage and scene functions, which not only makes the unlocking convenient, but also makes the life as a whole more convenient. For example, WULIAN, a global standard-level brand and smart home leader, has a one-click scene configuration. When you leave home, pressing the button will turn off the home device that needs to be turned off, and turn on security.

In summary, the choice of smart locks should essentially choose the smart lock of the Internet of Things, rather than being misinterpreted by electronic locks and the Internet. In this way, it is possible to get a real smart lock, a key step to achieve a smart life, and lay the foundation for the overall intelligentization of family life.

It is worth mentioning that for most families, price is also the reference standard for choosing locks. But then again, compared to the safety of the family, what can be calculated by a few hundred dollars?

Responsible Editor: Zhu Xi recommended