What's the best electronic door lock?

Question

I'm looking for an electronic lock with a fingerprint scanner or keypad for outdoor use. What's the best one for an exterior door that works the best.

Answer 1

Too vague to answer.



Need to know your budget.



Plus there is always some way to beat the lock.



And if the person is desperate is desperate enough no lock will stop them.

Answer 2

You could stay with a push button lock, the type that have 0-9 and XYZ# . They are re-programmable and good as locks.

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For $400.00 you want a power supply, battery backup, digital code-pad, decoder for the pad and then an electric lock. The easiest way to do this would be an alarm system with an output dedicated to lock control. The lock will be the most expensive part if its a good one.

Electric locks link;

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Electronics shops will sell you R.F.I.D. kits that trigger relay outputs suitable for lock control. If you have a valid radio frequency tag and hold it up to the ID reader the relay operates. The beauty of this sort of reader is that the scanner can be on the inside wall out of sight, unless its metal of course. The down side is someone other than you having the tag.



If its just for the kids from school I'd go with the manual lock. Its a toss up between the rest once you have got all the bits as to which would be cheaper. Remember your time is worth something too.



For the ultimate in cheap perhaps the locking mechanism and controls from a car door??



GL>

Answer 3

I prefer Simplex brand.