My colleague brought me the motivation to buy the smart lock. My colleague’s family has a small treasure. I witnessed her driving home for 40 minutes from the company three times to open the door for the elderly, because the baby was accidentally locked by her mother-in-law.
Although it was an unintentional move, the safety of the elderly with their children could not be guaranteed, and I had several embarrassing experiences of forgetting my keys, so I could buy a smart lock for unlocking money. Therefore, as a qualified pollen, I took aim at the first sale of Huawei Mall highland barley smart lock E5H, so I left it. . .
1. Comparison of the same type of door locks and reasons for purchase
This time, the smart locks of the same price and type are selected for horizontal comparison. After all, I personally think that these are the two most cost-effective smart locks on the market.
The following are the approximate parameters of two fingerprint locks, both from official website for reference only.
I chose the highland barley smart lock E5H because I took a fancy to its security chip, Huawei AI PASS and WIFI direct connection function. I just used Huawei mobile phone, which just matched. The last point is that as pollen, it trusts the smart lock recommended by HUAWEI.
Second, simple unpacking (really simple)
The following one is the first one I bought in Huawei Mall, and SF Express is beautiful!
Special reminder: Before buying, you must ask the customer service if your door supports this door lock, and take a photo to confirm it. It is very convenient!
After two days of waiting, I finally waited for the smart lock that I was thinking about. I found a big box by courier, which was much bigger than I expected. Things were quite heavy, indicating that the materials used were very real!
The interior is divided into two small boxes, the smaller one is the lock body and accessories, and the larger one is the inner and outer panels of the smart lock.
Overall large box diagram
Internal physical diagram
Third, the door lock installation
I made an appointment with their customer service directly in advance for the installation of the door lock, or I can make an appointment by phone. Only when the installation is done by a professional can it be guaranteed.
The following is the installation of the installation master, and the lock will be installed in about an hour in total. By the way, I will teach you how to use it until it can be used!
Here’s a reminder: the newly installed fingerprint lock involves the cutting of the connecting rod, which I learned later. This is also a normal situation. After all, the thickness of each door is different, and the installer needs to go to the scene to adjust it.
Door lock after installation (the door is not locked, you will see)
There is nothing to say when the door lock is installed, which is a perfect ending.
Fourth, the daily use of door locks
This block is mainly explained from the convenience of setting and the diversity of unlocking methods. The recommended unlocking methods are:
Fingerprints?
Huawei zhika
Key card?
bluetooth
password
Remote unlocking
Mechanical keys?
Simple operation interface, you need to press the management button inside the battery box and leave the door lock within one meter before you can set the password or other security settings.
I think this can effectively prevent others from remotely operating the door lock of their own home after knowing the management password, and the security is more secure.
The Wifi direct connection of the door lock saves the intelligent gateway in the middle, which can directly check the power of the door lock or unlock the record remotely and issue the temporary password in real time.
Main interface diagram
Management interface diagram
There are many ways to open the door lock:
Password unlocking: I chose to turn off this unlocking function. Although I can set a virtual password for security, I am still not at ease!
Fingerprint unlocking: the recognition speed of fingerprint head is not bad, and it can be recognized in one second. The number of recognition failures is only two or three times in the past two months. The official introduction interface also has special instructions. Users with shallow fingerprints or serious wear recommend using other unlocking methods. I think it is understandable. After all, this belongs to a small number of users!
Mobile phone Bluetooth unlocking: I also chose to turn off this unlocking option, which is not commonly used for me personally!
Door card unlocking: this is equivalent to a door key. At first, they were all blank cards. You need to lock the door to write encrypted information before you can use them. If you have a big family, it may not be enough. You can buy them directly in official website. Now it seems that they have all been upgraded to standard copy prevention.
The CPU smart door card is stuck.
Remote unlocking: this requires the door lock to be in a networked state. Remote unlocking can only be carried out if the unlocker contacts the manager in real time. Choose a remote or temporary password according to the individual’s actual situation!
Mechanical key unlocking: this is essential for a door lock, but after the lock is locked, the key cannot be opened. If you have concerns, you can choose not to install the lock function! When the mechanical key is used, it is still used as a spare key, so just put it in the company or other safe places.
HUAWEI Smart Card Unlocking: In essence, it is still a key card unlocking, but this key card is a mobile phone, using Huawei’s built-in security chip. After the authorization of the door lock, I personally feel that the security is better than the ordinary key card!
It is highly recommended to set it as the second unlocking mode:
1. Huawei’s mobile phone has a high level of security chips;
2, the convenience after authorizing the virtual highland barley door card, the mobile phone can open the door;
Huawei wallet can integrate community access card, city bus card and door card, which is called a mobile phone for me to travel in the city!
I don’t think there is any need to worry about the situation that the door lock is dead:
1. If the door lock is networked, it can confirm the power of the lock body in real time;
2. If the power is below 20%, there will be SMS and APP reminders;
3. The worst case is that there is no internet connection and the battery is exhausted, but you can also use an external power supply to charge and unlock.
Generally speaking, everyone’s original intention to buy smart door locks is different, some for early adopters, some for convenience, and some for safety. The ranking of unlocking methods I summarized is based on my personal usage habits, just for reference!
Fifth, experience feelings
Overall feeling:
Pre-sales/post-sales service:?
Advantages: customer service attitude is very good and professional, and you can directly contact technicians to communicate.
Disadvantages: the steps of customer service communication in Huawei Mall are a little cumbersome, and we expect the customer service platform to be more perfect!
Quality of door lock:?
Advantages: the material of the door lock is good, the surface treatment is very beautiful, and the handle and other places feel very good!
Disadvantages: I had a little problem in my first use, but fortunately, I handled it in time, and there is still little room for improvement in installation and use!
Security:?
Advantages: the advantages of security chip and security technology are still obvious. After a little understanding, it is found that the dry goods are full. The lock core is a C-class lock core, which is needless to say. The anti-theft function is relatively perfect. If the security of a door lock is not good, it will lose its basic significance as a lock!
Disadvantages: security has not been found yet.
Unlocking mode:
Advantages: There are many unlocking methods to choose from, and each family can choose according to their own needs.
Disadvantages: Some unlocking methods feel that the frequency of use is not high, such as Bluetooth unlocking.
Software use:
Advantages: the interface is concise and clear, the setting of unlocking methods such as fingerprints is relatively simple, and there are detailed voice prompts!
Disadvantages: there are too many hints! ! ! This is what the installer said. In addition, I think it would be better if it could be linked with other smart homes.
Cost performance:?
Advantages: Smart locks with the same price, I think the quality far exceeds the price.
Disadvantages: None.
Generally speaking, smart locks at the same price are recommended, and it is very important that Huawei wallets are also recommended. Can it be worse? You say so! Finally, it is recommended to use Huawei wallet. Bus cards, access cards, door cards, membership cards, EID and bank cards are all installed in mobile phones, which is unobstructed throughout the country! ! !
Finally, I love it because of pollen.