三河マルシェ【MARCHE】三河エリアのコミュニティポータルサイト

Ultion Nuki Smart Lock review: Easy access to your home

There are some smart home devices that sound better than they actually turn out to be. Those where the features and ideas are there - and even exciting - but in reality, it's actually quicker to do it the old-fashioned way rather than opening an app and using your phone.To get more news about smart locks with wifi, you can visit securamsys.com official website.

Smart locks can definitely fall into that category. In principle, they are a great idea. Being able to unlock your door with your phone and not having to bring a physical key out? Happy days. The problem of course is that if Wi-Fi goes down or the technology stops working for whatever reason, you could find yourself a little stuck. And not just stuck, but stuck outside. Or inside, for that matter.

The Ultion Nuki Smart Lock is a little different though. It's packed with features, has the backup of a physical key as well as app control, a keypad and a fob, and it's actually, well, smart. It's been designed specifically for UK homes too, while the Nuki Smart Lock 3.0 is available for EU homes offering many of the same features. Here's our review.
One of the most appealing elements of the Ultion Nuki Smart Lock is its design. From the outside of your door, you would never know there was a smart lock on the other side.

It sits on the inside of your door and although it will look better on some doors than others, it's a very inoffensive design that will blend with most interiors. You'll find a white square plastic box with a physical circular turning element on top which features a button and LED light. In the EU, the Nuki Lock 3.0 Pro also has an additional stainless steel element and therefore looks a touch more premium.
On the underside of the device is where you'll find a couple of clips, allowing you to remove the device and replace the batteries inside, while the turning element at the top allows you to open your door without using the smart elements at all, should you want to.

The push button within the circular element of the Ultion Nuki Smart Lock can be programmed to perform various actions. For example, we programmed ours to open our door when pushed once, and lock it when pushed twice.

It's a simple design overall, but an effective one. It looked great on our front door and while it isn't as clean looking as not having a smart lock at all, you of course don't get all its features without it, so it's not a huge compromise.The only thing we will note on the design front is that it is quite noisy - and it takes a few seconds to lock and unlock the door - so you'll hear the mechanism within the door whirring away for a few seconds before your door is locked or unlocked.

Nuki's smart lock is designed to be installed yourself and it doesn't require any drilling or screws - so long as your door is compatible. It's a very quick installation process that takes a matter of minutes and you get a step-by-step guide in the Nuki app. For those in the UK, you'll need the Ultion Nuki Smart Lock specifically as this is the only one compatible with UK doors. For those in the EU, the Nuki Smart Lock 3.0 is the one you'll want.

The Nuki Smart Lock is compatible with horizontally and vertically-orientated keyways, and it's designed to be strong enough to operate multi-point locks too. It also shouldn't matter how many turns your door has either, the Nuki Smart Lock is designed to work with them all.
There's an installation checker on the Nuki website that will allow you to check whether your door is compatible with the Smart Lock 3.0. For those in the UK, you can see if your door is compatible by visiting the Ultion website.

In order to control the Ultion Nuki Smart Lock or Nuki Smart Lock 3.0 remotely - or when you aren't within Wi-Fi or Bluetooth range - you'll need to plug a bridge device into a power socket near your Wi-Fi router, so that's worth keeping in mind.