![]() ![]() Two screws hold the plate onto the door, and then you can connect the inside part of the lock. Like most smart locks, you put the mounting plate on the inside of the door, and then put the keypad on the outside, pulling the cable through the provided hole. Thankfully the existing deadbolt worked fine, but between testing this one and the rest of the locks I actually bought new doors, so this wasn’t an issue for the rest. It comes with a deadbolt and strike plate, but for the old door I was using they wouldn’t work. Each piece of hardware you get is laid out in boxes with labeling so you know when you should use them, making the assembling and mounting of it super easy. The exterior keypad also has rubber on it, helping seal it from weather, and probably giving it that IP65 rating. I think it also helps reduce the noise of lock rotation due to vibration, but we’ll get into that. The lock is mounted to your door with a metal plate, but the plate has a rubber gasket-like material on the side that faces the door, so your door’s paint doesn’t get scratched. The lock comes with all the hardware you need, and the unboxing experience itself shows its a quality product. ![]() This one comes in both brushed nickel and black colors, and while I prefer brushed nickel for most locks, I thought this one looked better in black. The first one we’ll take a look at is the eufy Touch & WiFi Smart Lock. **Note that the “no hub” requirement assumes that you have Home Assistant set up and that you also have Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Bluetooth radios working with your Home Assistant instance. For all of the Z-Wave devices, I’ll be using Z-Wave JS (now known as just Z-Wave) to add them to Home Assistant. ![]() If a lock has this option, I’ll mention it in that lock’s section of the article. I didn’t find any Zigbee locks for a decent price, but I did find a few that have Zigbee as an option.
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