Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Great if you have one door. I bought three of these with the intent to outfit three of my eight exterior doors in my vacation home with plans to outfit them all eventually. I had used one of these before in an apartment and it was handy to let people in remotely. The thought for the vacation home was I could control and monitor the locks remotely to ensure all are secure as guests tend to miss locking a door or two. After installing the second lock, I was disappointed to learn that you can have only one lock connected to the August Connect (WiFi Bridge) that enables you to control/monitor your lock when not at home. I was informed they’re 1 to 1 so you much purchase a bridge for every lock. It makes sense that you’ll need one in close proximity to your door as they use short-range blue tooth technology, but In my case, I have four doors within 10 feet of each other so it wouldn’t be an issue. This means that every outlet in that small area must contain an August wall-wart. For $3 less than an August lock and bridge you can purchase a complete Schlage ZWave lock - and it comes with a keypad. Not ideal if you want to keep existing hardware for some reasons. You’ll still need a ZWave bridge, but it has the ability to interface multiple locks and other ZWave devices.