Yale deadbolt lock upgrade#
Yale deadbolt lock code#
Yale deadbolt lock Bluetooth#

The Alfred DB1 is a hot deal right now as well, I grabbed one to try out on another door, have not installed yet but reviews on here and elsewhere are good.Depending on the module you use in your Yale Assure lock, there are a variety of mobile app experiences.

Yale deadbolt lock upgrade#

So I may upgrade it some day if they ever get their zwave modules sorted out and start selling it with a modern chip to the public. Could be replicated on the hub using some sort of presence tracking of course. The Assure 2 has BT built in and can work with the Yale app to auto-unlock when you get close to it with your phone.

Yale deadbolt lock Bluetooth#

One thing I found out the hard way (after receiving it), is the older Assure SL, does not have the Bluetooth auto-unlock with the Yale App. but honestly the key makes it less secure. Even when running the command to refresh all 250 lock codes I have not seen any other mesh issues.Īt first I was thinking I would want a key for backup. Direct connection on the C8 from about 20ft away. It has found 36 mesh neighbors which is outstanding for the location it is in. The security is only S0 but it is performing great. Was basically brand new, still had factory stickers on the touch screen. I recently got an Assure SL (YRD-256) from Amazon with a 'Warehouse Deal' (aka open box) for $120.

Yale deadbolt lock code#

They work and I can manage them remotely via Hubitat Lock Code Manager, plus I can control them via Homebridge. This is why I've just stopped hoping for better right now, and decided to just stick with my exisiting Yale Z-Wave locks. So there's a way, but it stinks if you want it fully compatible with Hubitat. special August Acess bridge) is also HomeKit capable and that's also the case with the Series 2 Fingerprint and Home Key WiFi enabled versions.

With Home Assistant, I'm able to control and get status via August Connect and so that might also be possible with the new Series 2 WiFi enabled locks. This is in fact a BT module that connects over WiFi via an August bridge (which is annoyingly different than the HomeKit capable August bridge that I paid $100 for my now broken August v2 BT door lock, and the bridge is now useless to me as well). I do have one of the older Assure locks that shipped with a Yale Access module. I prefer the Z-Wave module, but I just wanted to confirm if it was possible and that wasn't the case. Yale makes it sound like you can just swap in any module, but when I tried to add a HomeKit module I had from Yale Assure lock that shipped with it, to one of my Assure locks that shipped with a Z-Wave module, it wasn't recognized. There are Series 2 that do support Z-Wave and then there are the Series 2 locks (Fingerprint and HomeKey linked above) that do not state they allow anything but WiFi modules to be added to their BT models that ship without the WiFi card.

They've made that Series 2 lineup very confusing. There is a 700 series, but seems to only be available through alternate channels like eBay.

The issue with Yale and Z-Wave is that they still seem to be selling the 500 series card. I've seen reports of them working with Control4 Zigbee modules. I believe a Z-Wave card should work as the Series 2 locks use cards for all protocols other than BT.