[Preface]
My rural hometown has just been turned over recently, and it is now in the final stage of renovation. Affected by the epidemic, it took half a year from foundation laying to completion. Rural life in Beijing has a lot of ease and comfort that many city people can’t experience, but there is also a problem that public security is not as good as that in the city, so every family has installed advanced security doors.
However, the relatively safe security door has also caused some obstacles for me to enter the home. So is there a product that can not only have strong security, but also allow me not to look for the key against the security door? Until recently I saw the D100 smart door lock launched by Aqara!
"Appearance introduction"
Aqara
The D100 automatic intelligent push-pull lock is very heavy to lift, and the packaging adopts simple primary color cowhide carton, which looks more environmentally friendly. It is a millet eco-chain product, which is directly inserted into the C-class mechanical lock core, and can be opened by means of fingerprints, passwords, NFC cards, etc., making it more convenient and humanized to use.
When purchasing Aqara D100 smart door lock, it is necessary to measure the size of the guide piece of the original security door at home and give it to the customer service, and then the merchant provides the guide piece with customized size.
The packaging adopts a double-layer structure, the upper layer has two handles, the inner and outer, and the lower layer has a C-class mechanical lock core, a guide plate, a battery, a charging cable and a number of hardware accessories.
There are two switches on the handle inside the door, and the lower knob is an emergency unlock button, which is purely mechanical. If the battery runs out of power or in an emergency, it is recommended to use this unlock. The buttons above are electronic lock and child lock knob. Users with children at home must find this function practical.
The handle on the outside of the door integrates the key opening of the mechanical lock core, NFC sensing area, password input keyboard, fingerprint identification and doorbell from bottom to top. In particular, the addition of this doorbell eliminates the trouble of installing extra doorbell in daily use.
Mechanical locks will definitely not be commonly used after installing Aqara D100 smart door lock, so Aqara hides the keyhole intimately, and it is necessary to press the round hole to eject the stopper and rotate it counterclockwise to insert the key.
Aqara with protective film removed
The D100 smart door lock is very beautiful. The front of the handle is as crystal clear as suet jade because of the mirror panel with IML technology, and it emits oily luster, and it is very hard to scratch.
The side of the handle adopts high-precision electrophoresis technology, which makes the surface not easy to fade and feels delicate and quite round. Holding the handle to open the door can bring a tall feeling.
In order to strengthen the connection and enhance the three-proof ability of the door lock, Aqara also uses a silicone sealing ring at the connection part between the door lock handle and the metal security door, which will last longer than rubber.
The inside handle cover plate of Aqara D100 intelligent door lock is removable, and the two buttons used for setting and the battery compartment for installing lithium-ion batteries are hidden below.
The battery compartment has an independent cover plate to prevent the battery from accidentally falling off when the outer cover plate is opened, which is very humanized. The battery used is a 2480mAh high-capacity lithium battery provided by Guardian Power Technology, which has a long battery life and supports 10W fast charging.
Mechanical and electronic integrated lock body, in which the cable is used to connect the control computer of the door handle and is opened by fingerprint password.
The key and mechanical lock cylinder are in independent disposable packaging, which effectively prevents bad people from copying the key information in advance. Because you don’t usually use a key to open the door, it is a folding design, which is convenient for storage.
[Installation process]
The installation process is particularly difficult, so it is strongly recommended to contact the official master for free. I just want to record the process before I install it myself. First, install the customized guide plate on the lock body, and then install the positioning rod in the hardware into the handle.
Custom guide vanes should also be installed at the door frame, and the lock body and lock core with guide vanes should be installed in the door to see the compatibility with the existing openings.
The compatibility between the original opening and Aqara door lock is very unfriendly. After careful study, it is concluded that the door panel needs to be reamed. Use an angle grinder to cut off the part that blocks the installation of the door lock. During this period, there is no time to take pictures. So if you don’t have such super hands-on ability, it’s still recommended to let the official installation master come to your door, and it’s free.
In order to adapt to the security doors with different thicknesses, the square column provided by Aqara is very long, and it needs to be cut short by itself after measuring the actual length, and also needs professional tools.
After adjustment, fix the inner and outer handles with nails and install the battery, and then test the smoothness of mechanical unlocking on the inner and outer sides. Remind everyone that if you install it yourself, don’t close the door during the test.
Cover the upper cover of the handle on the inner side of the door, and the installation is over. Seemingly simple, the actual operation process is really very difficult, and the whole installation time is more than 6 hours. If it is not my powerful hands-on ability, I will really be in big trouble. During the installation, I consulted the official installation master of Aqara, got some technical guidance, and was told that they could fix this door lock in less than an hour.
[Experience]
Because Aqara is a brand in the Xiaomi ecological chain, you can use the Mijia APP in your mobile phone to connect Aqara.
D100 smart door lock enters the settings page. In addition, it also supports Apple’s homekit function, which can be perfectly suitable for Apple’s mobile phone to remotely control and access the door lock.
After the initial connection, you will be prompted that there is a new version of firmware to update, and update it decisively for safety reasons. The update process is very fast, and it will take about two or three minutes to complete.
No user is bound for the first time, so the first step is to bind the user and set the password. Of course, the administrator user is himself, and besides, you can add almost unlimited users. The password can support up to 10 digits in length and more than 10 billion combinations, and the door lock will lock the keyboard for 15 minutes as long as it detects five consecutive input errors and push it to the user through the app. It is worth mentioning that the D100 smart door lock also supports the 20-digit virtual password function, and any number can be entered before or after the real password. The door lock can be successfully unlocked as long as the continuous and complete password is detected, thus avoiding the potential risk of entering the password face to face when you arrive home with others.
After adding each user, you can enter the fingerprint one by one. You need to press different fingerprint parts of your finger seven times in a row, which is basically the same as the setting on Apple’s mobile phone.
In addition to password+fingerprint identification, Aqara D100 smart door lock also supports NFC door opening mode. However, the only devices that support NFC are mi band 345, Xiaomi mobile phone and Aqara.
NFC card, relatively speaking, fingerprint is more convenient.
Of course, as an intelligent door lock, the log function is essential, through which the user information can be recorded in detail every time the door is opened and closed, and every move at home can be monitored in detail. Of course, D100′ s intelligence is not only that, but also a one-time temporary password can be set through the app, and even a time can be specified to run according to predetermined rules, which can more conveniently take care of users with nannies at home.
"True automatic lock experience"
Aqara
D100 intelligent door lock has the function of automatic locking. When the door is closed, the door lock will automatically lock, so it is not necessary to lock it with a key like a traditional mechanical lock. Greatly improved the convenience and put an end to forgetting to lock when going out.
It takes only 0.5 seconds to unlock the door with fingerprint, and the recognition rate is very high, and the efficiency of opening the door is far stronger than that of traditional mechanical door locks. And you don’t have to worry about forgetting your keys.
When the password is input, the real password can be covered by the multi-digit virtual password, which improves the safety of the door lock when it is used.
When unlocking from the inside of the door, you only need to press the unlock button gently. Because the lock is fully automatic, the default state of the door lock is completely locked, and the security is very high.
[Full text summary]
Experienced Aqara
After D100 intelligent push-pull lock, we can’t help but sigh that everything can be intelligently networked. In the new countryside where old ideas are abandoned, we can also enjoy the rapid progress of life brought by scientific and technological progress. A variety of unlocking methods no longer need to worry about the painful picture when forgetting to bring the key. The efficient fingerprint identification module can provide a fast and smooth door opening experience. The reminder of not closing the door and the perfect unlocking log have strong security guarantee in daily use, and you can feel at ease even in the big countryside. With Aqara,
After the D100 smart door lock, I became the most beautiful boy in the village. At present, Aqara fully automatic intelligent push-pull lock D100 has been launched in Xiaomi Youpin, with the original price of 2,299 yuan, and the first launch only needs 1,799 yuan, which is very good value.