The biggest difference between Smart Lock and ordinary mechanical lock is that Smart lock can be controlled by mobile phone, and the distance of control depends on the connection mode supported by intelligent self-locking. Nowadays, most of the Smart lock that can be remotely controlled at home are not directly connected to the Internet, but are connected to the Internet through "gateways". When the Smart lock leaves the gateway, it is no different from the ordinary electronic lock. In fact, when purchasing a Smart lock that can be remotely controlled, you are also purchasing the corresponding gateway. When purchasing, try to choose Smart lock products of the same brand as other smart homes already purchased, or products with the same network protocol that can be linked, so that a gateway can drive the products of the whole family to link.
The reason for the emergence of gateways is not only due to linkage with other smart home products, but also more for the sake of battery life.
For the Smart lock, Wi Fi requires a huge amount of power consumption, and the battery life will be greatly shortened if powered by Dry cell. Moreover, the Smart lock requires far less transmission data than the Wi Fi transmission protocol. If you use Wi-Fi Direct direct connection, you are bombarding mosquitoes with artillery. The gateway of the Smart lock not only allows users to control wherever they are, but also enables the gateway to become a transit station for the information of the Internet of Things, such as automatically turning on cat's eye video when being pried, and easily turning off indoor lights when going out.
In addition, the installation location of the gateway is also very important. In addition to being able to easily plug in the network cable and power supply, there should also be no barriers between the gateway and other products such as the Smart lock, so as to have a more stable wireless connection effect.
