Fingerprint door lock

[RyanZA]

Does anybody know of a good reasonably priced fingerprint lock for sale in SA?

Not looking for anything super expensive as the door does have a manual deadbolt as well, but just a simple system to allow domestic help to enter the premises and for heading outside without having to carry a key.

I found this which seems to be the most reasonable, but I'm guessing it's flimsy and will break within 6 months? http://www.cansec.co.za/zkteco-pl10-fingerprint-door-lock-171874.html

 

[Swa]

Fingerprint security has proven neither here nor there. Ok, so it may be unlikely someone will steal her prints to get into your premises but some scanners have been susceptible to people using the print on the scanner so I wouldn't trust any of them. Any reason you don't want to use a code instead?

 

[dunkyd]

Email me at tangot(at) iafrica.com.

 

[RyanZA]

Fingerprint security has proven neither here nor there. Ok, so it may be unlikely someone will steal her prints to get into your premises but some scanners have been susceptible to people using the print on the scanner so I wouldn't trust any of them. Any reason you don't want to use a code instead?

After using a fingerprint to unlock on new phones, it's just such a convenient thing. I'd prefer to just push my finger on a sensor than have to push in codes. Plus a domestic can't hand her finger out to other people nearly as easily as handing out codes.

It's really more about convenience than security at the end of the day though. I'd prefer if I could just leave all the doors unlocked, but you have to secure it a bit and a fingerprint seems like the least intrusive way to do it. I've got zero experience with any fingerprint stuff outside of using it to unlock my phone though - where it works like a dream.

 

[gimpex]

Consider power failures. You can set it to either open during power failure ( safety reasons in case of fire etc ) or to not open during power failure. Either way has pro and cons.

 

[thehuman]

careful some fingers prints are worked off .

 

[RyanZA]

Consider power failures. You can set it to either open during power failure ( safety reasons in case of fire etc ) or to not open during power failure. Either way has pro and cons.

Far as I can tell, all of these things run off batteries, so shouldn't be an issue.

 

[gimpex]

Far as I can tell, all of these things run off batteries, so shouldn't be an issue.

The lock too ? Not sure about that.

The one I had , admittedly a few years back, was off 12v transformer.

 

[RyanZA]

The lock too ? Not sure about that.

The one I had , admittedly a few years back, was off 12v transformer.

Yeah, lock too. There's no wires at all on the linked one. You just bolt it in like any other door lock and put in 4 batteries.

http://www.zkteco.com/upload/file/fronts/2015/20151123/201511230240434323.pdf

If it works is another story though. Was hoping someone who had used one would show up but seemingly these things are very rare... Makes it a tough buy because it could be useless.

 

[Swa]

After using a fingerprint to unlock on new phones, it's just such a convenient thing. I'd prefer to just push my finger on a sensor than have to push in codes. Plus a domestic can't hand her finger out to other people nearly as easily as handing out codes.

It's really more about convenience than security at the end of the day though. I'd prefer if I could just leave all the doors unlocked, but you have to secure it a bit and a fingerprint seems like the least intrusive way to do it. I've got zero experience with any fingerprint stuff outside of using it to unlock my phone though - where it works like a dream.

That's reasonable although I've seen reviews where it's as simple as just using a blank piece of paper on it. More expensive ones are generally more secure but I won't count on that. The same study also showed the most secure one as among the least expensive and the least secure one among the most expensive. So just be sure there's proper stress tests for the one you choose.

 

[RyanZA]

That's reasonable although I've seen reviews where it's as simple as just using a blank piece of paper on it. More expensive ones are generally more secure but I won't count on that. The same study also showed the most secure one as among the least expensive and the least secure one among the most expensive. So just be sure there's proper stress tests for the one you choose.

Right - well these Chinese zkteco ones are definitely the cheapest I've been able to find - around R3000 compared to R5000++ for others. Even just simple keypad ones from Yale are a good R5000. It's really a weird market for these things here in SA. You'd think we'd have a big market for locks considering how much locking we need to do!

I've been able to find exactly zero reviews or 3rd party information on these zkteco things. So no idea whatsoever. Honestly I can't find any information on any of the fingerprint locks available in South Africa, but tons of information on ones in UK/USA - but nobody ships those here!

I can't even find any cheap and decent keypad locks - does anybody know of any of those at least?