Door Lock Types

Traditional, nonconnected deadbolts, smart locks, and retrofit smart locks are the three types of door locks available today. Here's everything you need to know about them：

1. Conventional and Electronic Door Locks

2. Smart Locks

3. Retrofit Smart Locks

1. Conventional and Electronic Door Locks

These models don't have a lot of bells and whistles, but they can keep your doors safe. They range in price from a high-end, drill-resistant Medeco type to low-cost deadbolts found at a hardware store to electronic variants with keypads that allow you to programme PIN numbers. The majority of the door locks are single-cylinder, and a few versions may be rekeyed without the need for a locksmith.

• Pros: Models are inexpensive and frequently rekeyable. When compared to key-in-knob locks, deadbolts provide substantially more security. Electronic locks eliminate the need for a key to lock and unlock your door.

• Cons: They lack the functionality and capabilities seen in smart models.

2. Smart Locks

Remote control, voice control, access logs, geofencing, and other smart features are included in these models. Remote control and voice control often necessitate the purchase of a separate WiFi adapter or bridge to carry the signal from the lock to your wireless router, which is an additional cost. However, there is an increasing number of WiFi models on the market. There are also Bluetooth-only smart locks available, which have a restricted wireless range but have some useful functions.

• Pros: These models provide convenience and peace of mind through remote control and other smart features, as well as optional WiFi connectivity.

• Cons: They're just as vulnerable to forcible entry as nonconnected locks, and they might be hacked digitally. They are usually more expensive than traditional deadbolt locks and require additional hardware (which is sometimes supplied separately) for remote functionality. The remote features on Bluetooth-only devices have a limited range.

3. Retrofit Smart Locks

These models have all of the same functionality as traditional smart locks, but instead of replacing your entire deadbolt, they only replace a portion of it (usually the interior side with the thumb-turn). This effectively lets you keep your old deadbolt and keys while adding smart capabilities like remote control and auto-unlocking.

• Pros: You get to preserve your old keys as well as the external side of your lock, which may match your front door handle set.

• Cons: These smart locks' physical strength is totally dependant on your existing deadbolt. The smart features won't do much to deter an invader if the deadbolt is vulnerable to kicking, drilling, or picking.

Founded in 2005, WUXI GMB International Corporation is a leading exporter and professional supplier of door hardware products, including lock body, door handle, lock cylinder, padlock, door hinge, ball-bearing slide and other furniture hardware. With a strong background of over 15 years in the hardware locks industry, GMB has established long-term business relations with relevant companies in many countries and regions. We have constantly expanded business and volume has increased year by year. We are paying close attention to the exploitation and cultivation of the market and focus on developing, designing and producing high-quality products.