How to Choose the Right Biometric Door Locks
With lots of attractive biometric door locks available in the market, you may get confused about which lock to choose.
If you are going to use the lock for exterior doors, such as the front door, garage door or patio door, look for a deadbolt for higher level of security. For the front door, choose one with a handleset that adds another design element to the overall appearance of the lock and the door.
Choose handlesets that are 100-percent solid forged and feature a rugged all-metal chassis for high level of security.
For side and back doors, a keyed knob or deadbolt lock is ideal.
Additionally, choose a finish that matches your door or dcor. There are a lot of available finishes such as bright bass, satin nickel, antique brass, aged bronze and bright chrome.
If you are looking for locks for your interior doors, choose locks that are easy to operate and that match your home dcor.
The following three biometric locks illustrate the three types of available biometric locks: deadbolt, latch and mortise locks. They differ in the depth of their installation and the operation of the locking systems. All of these are available in designs that match most doors.
1Touch XK Keyless Biometric Mortise Lock
With this mortise lock, you can enroll up to 99 users, guests and administrators and then set guest codes to automatic deletion on a certain time and date. it is a commercial-grade mortise lock with deadbolt and its optical sensor is protected from the elements with a sliding cover. Upon lifting the sliding cover, you will activate the fingerprint scanner. This lock and other biometric locks are available at axxisbiometrics.com.
1Touch Gold Biometric Tubular Latch Fingerprint Door Lock
This power-using lock, also available at axxisbiometrics.com, is one of Axxis biometric fingerprint door locks that use a sliding cover that acts as protection for the sensor and the lock and acts as a switch to turn on the digital scanner to accept your fingerprint and grant entry. it also offers pin code access and override key options.
Axxis Biometrics BD1-HS Biometric Fingerprint Deadbolt
This is the Axxis lock rated by good Housekeeping as one of its best biometric door locks. it incorporates an enhanced motor, an ANSI Grade 1-rated deadbolt and a keyway resistant to bumping, picking or drilling. just like other Axxis biometric locks, the sensor is also protected with a sliding cover. other Axxis models have remote control devices.
To enable you to focus on looking at lock style and finish, look for lock brands that have proven performance through the years. These brands have experience, research and technology that back the quality of their biometric door locks.
