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NEXIA APPLICATION
The Schlage Touchscreen Deadbolt was the 2013 Electronic House Product of the Year award winner, at the 2013 International Builders’ Show, specifically due to the endless possibilities that the deadbolt could aide its users. The deadbolt can hold up to 30 unique codes, from 4-8 digits in length, offering an outstanding 1,814,400 different numeric code options to choose from!
In order to manage these combinations and a slue of other features, the Nexia application can be accessed via smart phone or computer (with an internet connection) from anywhere in the world, let it be from the office, at the beach, or when on vacation. Nexia’s application can be used on iOS or Android; for this review, we decided to go with the iOS flavour, which worked perfectly.
The deadbolt has a built in audible alarm system that will alert homeowners, upon a potential break-in, a tampering of the lock, or when someone enters or leaves the home. The lock will send a text to the mobile phone of the homeowner in any of those events, thereby allowing the homeowner to be proactive in either visiting the home or alerting the authorities.
The lock can also be set-up to send out texts to the homeowner’s phone whenever a code is used to enter the house, therefore allowing the homeowner to recognize which code (the individual) used for access. Bundled with other Nexia products, the Home Intelligence app can manage essentially everything from sensors, lights, and cameras, to temperature, scheduling, and video streaming playback.
Temporary codes can also be setup to allow repair workers, house sitters, dog walkers, or housekeepers access into the home on certain times of the days or week, allowing the homeowner a piece-of-mind in not having to distributing keys, or be at the home to allow the required individuals access.