With the gradual popularization of AI smart home, smart door lock, as the first smart equipment at home entrance, is very popular in the market at present. However, compared with traditional locks, smart locks are expensive and difficult to install, and many people have "backed out". Today, I will bring you a truly inexpensive product, Xiaoyi E206T smart lock unpacking evaluation.
Xiaoyi E206T is an upgraded version of Xiaoyi E206, which retains the excellent design of the previous generation products, then enhances the sensitivity of the fingerprint identification module and optimizes the appearance of the whole smart lock.
Exterior unpacking
Xiaoyi E206T smart lock packaging has continued the family style, simple and durable. The overall tone is solid color corrugated paper, and the name and LOGO of the product are in the middle of the front of the box. The upper end is designed with a telescopic handle, which is convenient for carrying.
When you open the box, what you see is the drawing of the lock body installation hole. Xiaoyi E206T supports almost all national standard 6068 locks on the market, and also supports the extended version of overlord locks. Below the hole diagram is a layer of plastic foam film that plays a role in buffering and avoiding collision during transportation.
Take off the protective foam, and you can see the real body of the E206T smart lock, including the main body of the control panel inside and outside the door, and of course some accessories, such as lock core, magnetic card, folding key, battery, manual and so on. The control panel inside and outside the door was carefully checked, and there were no scratches, flaws and used traces, and the whole was perfect.
Look at the small packaging box, there are locks, metal door pieces, different types of threaded nails and so on. The tongue above the standard lock body is adjustable in direction, and it can be adjusted according to the different direction of opening the door. Therefore, whether your door is left or right, it is standard.
Product details
Appearance display: the control panel inside and outside the door is made of alloy die-casting, integrally formed, and matched with matte coating process, which looks shiny and textured, and is wear-resistant and scratch-resistant, and the overall effect is satisfactory.
External control panel, conventional design, digital panel+doorbell. Usually, the numbers are hidden, but the doorbell icon can always clearly guide visitors.
The material of the inner panel without fingerprints is very important. After entering the password, it can effectively avoid being cracked by malicious people because of leaving traces.
The fingerprint module is integrated on the unlocking handle. When we open the door, the fingerprint module is just where the thumb of the hand covers, the fingerprint is unlocked, and the handle is pressed in one go. The fingerprint module adopts the most advanced living fingerprint in the industry at present, which can accurately identify 360 degrees and can be unlocked smoothly by the elderly and children.
The end of the handle adopts arc transition design, which is intimate and humanized. Children at home avoid the usual bumps. In the process of use, it also enhances the grip of the hand.
The bottom of the handle looks like a simple "Xiaoyi" brand LOGO, but it is also a hidden mystery. This "Xiaoyi" can actually be opened. The keyhole of many lock bodies in the market is at the bottom of the panel. Comparatively speaking, the one lying in the middle, such as Xiaoyi, is actually a real mortise, with a higher safety factor, and the real mortise can be opened smoothly when the door lock encounters any electronic fault.
The lock body mortise adopts the most secure C-class keyhole at present, which is safer and more reliable than the traditional lock.
There are two mechanical keys as standard, which adopt folding design and are convenient to carry and use. When the smart lock is out of power or fails, you can use the key to open the door, so we usually reserve a mechanical key outside the house for emergencies.
In addition to the password, fingerprint and key unlocking mentioned above, this smart lock is also equipped with three magnetic cards. After authorization, it can be unlocked directly by simply approaching the password area, which is very convenient. The magnetic card adopts multiple encryption standards, which can effectively prevent the magnetic card from being copied. If a child accidentally loses it, he can cancel the magnetic card, so that others can’t use it or copy it, thus eliminating potential safety hazards.
At the bottom of the control panel outside the door, there is a USB emergency power connection hole, which is the standby charging port. If the battery is completely exhausted and the battery is still not replaced in time, and the smart lock cannot be used normally, you can connect the charging treasure here for emergency power supply, and then open the door lock.
Obviously, there is a battery box above, where four 5th batteries in the accessories are installed. In case of battery charge alarm, the box body needs to be opened here for replacement. The operation is very simple, so I won’t say much here.
Take a look at the handle below the battery box. You may have noticed that there is a small button at one end of the handle, so don’t underestimate it. This is the handle clutch. When you use the anti-lock function in the door every day, you need to press the button and then turn the anti-lock rotation button below to realize the anti-lock function. It can not only prevent thieves from unlocking through the cat’s eye, but also prevent children, pets, etc. from misoperation indoors and causing the door to lock, which is a good upgrade.
The function of this anti-lock rotary button under the handle has been relatively clear.
On the back of these two control panels, there is also a burglar alarm. When a thief forcibly unlocks the lock, it will give a high-pitched and harsh alarm sound and push the message to the owner’s mobile phone.
installation and trial run
For example, our door is left open and the handle of the external control panel is left. In fact, the installation of this smart lock is relatively simple. Those with strong hands-on ability can do it by themselves, and the general manufacturers also install it by package, so it is more worry-free for the master to come to the door.
Installation process:
The first step is to install the lock body correspondingly, insert the lock tongue directly after the direction is adjusted, then install the lock core and screw the corresponding hole.
Step 2: After fixing the lock body, start to install the control panel. First, cross the power cord of the control panel outside the door over the door body, connect it with the corresponding hole position, and fix it with one hand. If there is a helper, it is best. Then, attach the control panel inside the door and fix the two panels with screws through the screw holes in the battery box.
Step 3: finally, install the battery, cover the battery cover, and fix it with a long screw under the anti-lock rotary button, and you’re done. The installation steps are actually relatively simple, and combined with the installation instructions, it is easy to operate. Of course, you can also contact a professional after-sales installation master for on-site installation.
Scene experience
After installation, you can experience the actual scene. First of all, of course, according to the instructions, I entered the fingerprint identification, and tried it with the fingerprint after recording. The identification is faster and more accurate, especially now that my hands are dry in winter, it is not easy to successfully identify and unlock the lock at one time. In order to check the accuracy of identification, I tried it with a finger that didn’t enter the fingerprint, and it was immediately rejected, which was very safe.
Because the first three users entered were administrators, I entered the magnetic card to unlock the lock according to the prompt for the second time and the password for the third time. Magnetic card unlocking is relatively simple, and the door can be opened by placing the magnetic card near the password sensing area.
Mainly experienced the password unlocking, in addition to the most direct password setting, it also supports the virtual password setting, that is, enter any random number within 30 digits before and after the correct password, as long as there is a continuous correct password in the middle, you can unlock, which seems complicated to outsiders, but in fact it is very simple in your own mind, which can effectively prevent the password from being peeped, etc., and directly improve the safety factor. Moreover, after entering the wrong password five times in a row, the smart lock system will automatically protect it and lock it for 180 seconds.
Of course, in addition to the above fingerprint, magnetic card and password unlocking, you can also enter double authentication unlocking, such as setting password+fingerprint, magnetic card+fingerprint, magnetic card+password and other ways to unlock, so as to ensure safety. Also, many mobile phones now have NFC function, and they can also be bound with NFC to unlock. Unfortunately, the NFC function of Apple’s mobile phone does not support binding for the time being.
Finally, I don’t forget to experience a key to unlock. Although the probability of smart lock failure is relatively small, I can always be prepared after trying it. Unlock the "Xiaoyi" LOGO, open the folding key and successfully unlock it.
After experiencing unlocking outside the door, I tried the anti-lock function indoors. According to the prompt, I first pressed the button on the handle and then turned the anti-lock knob to lock the door from the inside. This situation is usually used before going to bed at night to prevent thieves from unlocking through the cat’s eye after falling asleep.
APP application
As a smart lock, this Xiaoyi E206T can be intelligently connected and APPlied through the mobile app in addition to the above convenient unlocking functions such as fingerprints and passwords. Because the smart lock itself is equipped with the Tmall Elf version, according to the instructions, download the Tmall Elf APP in the mobile phone, install, register and log in, and successfully connect the mobile phone to the fingerprint lock step by step. After the connection, you will find that there are more functions in the mobile APP. Every time you unlock, the APP will push real-time information, and you can view the unlocking records and manage various unlocking methods. Or you can remotely unlock through the APP when friends and relatives visit, or you can adjust the volume of the doorbell on your mobile phone. When the battery power is too low, there will also be an early warning reminder in the APP. It should be noted that after the warning reminder, you can still unlock for about 50 times, so you don’t have to worry too much.
If you have a Tmall Elf speaker at home, you can also realize the smart home IOT, and voice operate the smart lock through the sound, which is more convenient and intelligent to use.
Finally, I would like to point out that this E206T smart lock is also equipped with a small intelligence module. If it needs to be replaced, there is a small rectangle above the battery box, which can be replaced by a screwdriver. Before replacement, it needs to be powered off. This module can also realize APP configuration and bring intelligent experience.
summary
This small benefit E206T smart lock is safe to use, and the unlocking becomes simple and intelligent, so you don’t need to bring your keys or worry about losing them. Compared with thousands of smart locks on the market, Xiaoyi E206T is only a few hundred yuan, which is really a conscience product. A new home, a new lock and a small E206T smart lock are the best gifts for 2020.