Nowadays, the concept of smart life is more and more recognized by people, and smart locks are becoming more and more popular. More and more people are enjoying the security and convenience brought by smart locks. However, there are also many people who have some misunderstandings about smart locks. Some people think that fingerprints are at risk of being copied after fingerprint identification, while others think that the more functions of smart locks, the better …
Is this really the case? Today, let’s list several common misunderstandings about smart locks, and let’s find the truth together!
01 fake fingerprints unlock, fingerprints are easy to be stolen?
At present, the main fingerprint identification methods on the market are optical fingerprint identification and semiconductor fingerprint identification. The principle of optical fingerprint identification is to collect and authenticate by using the surface texture of light reflection fingerprint.
Semiconductor fingerprint identification is a capacitor array composed of tens of thousands of capacitors. Through biometric identification technology, its fingerprint head can collect finer fingerprint details through the skin hair layer, and the fingerprint cannot be copied and imitated, which is extremely safe.
Thanks to semiconductor fingerprint identification, which has higher stability and higher recognition rate than optical fingerprint identification, most smart lock brands adopt semiconductor fingerprint identification. Through living fingerprint identification technology, the probability of fingerprint identification error can be reduced, and fake fingerprints can be prevented from unlocking, so there is no need to worry about the risk of fingerprints being copied.
02 power failure and other abnormal circumstances, the smart lock can’t be opened? Actually, that is not the case.
It is pointed out in the General Technical Conditions for Fingerprint Anti-theft Locks that smart locks must have emergency unlocking function to ensure that smart locks equipped with mechanical lock cores can play a key role in replacing the electronic functions of smart locks to return to the traditional unlocking mode and improve the possibility of safe escape in critical situations.
That is to say, when there is an abnormal situation such as fire, the electronic part of the smart lock may fail, but it can still be unlocked by mechanical emergency, so that the user can evacuate quickly under special circumstances such as fire and power failure, and realize one-step escape indoors.
At present, most smart locks have indoor emergency escape function, so we don’t have to worry about the problem that smart locks can’t be opened when power is cut off.
03 When the smart lock runs out of power, the information will be lost after restarting?
Under normal circumstances, if the smart lock is completely exhausted, temporary emergency power supply can be carried out through mobile power supply.
And everyone can rest assured that after the smart lock with exhausted power is restarted, just like the daily shutdown and restart of the mobile phone, the entered user information will not be lost. Unless we restore the lock to the factory settings, the password will become the initial password and all the entered information will be cleared.
The more functions the smart lock has, the better.
Compared with traditional mechanical locks, smart locks, as an intelligent electronic product, have rich functions, but the more functions, the better.
Take unlocking methods as an example. When we buy smart locks, we should not deliberately pursue more unlocking methods. China Consumers Association once warned that the more unlocking methods, the greater the potential risks.
Therefore, when we choose smart locks, we pay attention to the security and stability of smart locks instead of the function.
We can go to offline stores to experience and understand our favorite smart lock products first. In a limited budget, it is most important to choose smart lock products with mature technology and good reputation according to our own needs.
In short, we should pay attention to the following points when purchasing smart locks:
1 look for high-quality and reliable smart lock brands;
2 purchase through formal channels;
③ The lock core of the smart lock must be a class C anti-theft lock core;
④ Choose a brand with professional installation and after-sales service.