ᐅ Front Door – Door Code or Fingerprint?

Created on: 20 Oct 2015 16:41
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Panama17
Hello everyone,
I wasn’t able to find any relevant information on this topic.
Today, we visited the window manufacturer and also discussed front doors.

Since I often forget my key (at least I don’t lose it), and frequently have to crawl around in the garden to fetch the spare key, I would like to install an entrance door system in our new build that can be opened preferably with a door code or fingerprint (and optionally also with a key).

So far, I don’t see any clear advantage of one system over the other.

And no, it’s not enough to have a spare key in the car or at the neighbors’—I definitely want a system that works without a key.
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Sebastian79
21 Oct 2015 06:37
@Mycraft:

Then we have the new one – as far as I know, it has actually been available for quite some time – the old version was really very ugly.
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ypg
21 Oct 2015 07:20
Sebastian79 schrieb:
But in practice, nobody does that.

This is what is called user error.

It's like lockable window handles where people leave the keys in them...
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Sebastian79
21 Oct 2015 07:28
Sure, but that’s just reality – so a keypad lock isn’t really practical.

People are creatures of habit – you can see that with passwords on computers or online. Without any pressure, the codes stay the same for years...

By the way, I’m not excluding myself – same with the olives (keys), although at least I remove them when I’m away for longer periods.
Mycraft21 Oct 2015 08:13
When we built our house, only the old version was available, so that wasn’t an option... and as I mentioned above, in our case the transponder will eventually become the primary method, with the code as secondary...
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Müllerin
21 Oct 2015 09:16
Mycraft schrieb:
for us, the transponder will be primary and the code secondary at some point...

Is it like with newer cars, where you can only start the engine if you have the transponder in your pocket (or somewhere else on you)?
And the code is used in case you don’t have the transponder, or together with it?
Koempy21 Oct 2015 09:38
I would not do without a standard key lock. I would only consider an additional access point for something like that, possibly controlled by a code at the side entrance. Or something like a Danalock smart lock, which can be unlocked via smartphone.