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Philips WiFi Keypad Deadbolt Door Handle Means Never Having to Worry About Keys Again, and It Drops to Record Low

Right now, Amazon has the Philips 4200 Series Wi-Fi keypad deadbolt with handle selling for 35% off.
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Locking yourself out of your house is an embarrassing yet surprisingly easy mistake to make. Lots of doors can just lock automatically when you close them behind you. If you happened to forget your keys, you’re now stuck out there. If you forgot your phone inside too, you’re probably not getting any help any time soon. You can avoid the risk of accidentally locking yourself outside if you replace your front door hardware with a Philips Wi-Fi keypad deadbolt. Plus, right now, it’s on sale for 35% off. Typically you’d find this selling for $170, but the Amazon discount ends up taking the price down to just $110. You’re saving yourself $60 for a limited time.

As a Philips smart product, the 4200 Series Wi-Fi keypad deadbolt with handle is able to connected directly to your home Wi-Fi network using the 2.4GHz band without the need for an extra hub or bridge.

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Once installed, you’ll now how a range of methods you can use to open your front door. The Philips smart keypad and deadbolt can be unlocked using number codes entered on the keypad, fingerprint identification through scanning, or remotely via the Philips Home Access smartphone app. The set also includes two copies of backup keys which can be used to lock or unlock the deadbolt manually.

App Control with Real-Time Access

Within the app, you’re able to remotely lock or unlock the door from anywhere as well as check the lock status. This can provide peace of mind, knowing you can confirm it is indeed locked while you are away from home or even lock it from where you are in case you forgot to when you left. You can even set the door to auto-lock itself anywhere between zero and 180 seconds after the door closes.

You can also monitor the access history of the door lock status in real time, viewing the exact times the door has been locked and unlocked.

Fingerprint access allows for super fast access, able to unlock your door in just 0.3 seconds using secure biometric access. You can store multiple fingerprints for each family member as well as trusted visitors.

If you need someone to check in on your house when you are away, you can set up a passcode remotely so that they can let themselves in while you’re on vacation or at work.

Do note that in order to work properly, your Wi-Fi router should be within 33ft (10m) of your smart lock with minimal obstacles such as walls or metal objects.

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