earo Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I have a love hate relationship w/ my Baldwin deadbolt. I've been reading the forums about this fairly often but can't seem to see this issue addressed. I love it since we no longer carry keys and just rely upon the codes to unlock the lock. However, I really wanted the lock to allow people into my apartment when I wasn't there but can't seem to figure this out.My dealer recently programmed dedicated LOCK and UNLOCK buttons on my 7" TS's, but I don't really need this from within my apartment. I would really like dedicated LOCK and UNLOCK buttons from my iPhone so that I can let people in remotely. (I connect thru a VPN on 3G and it works great).Any tips on how to install a dedicated UNLOCK button on the MyHome app? Attached is a screen shot of my iPhone under the Security > House menu. "Building Door" unlocks the front door, the main apartment building door. "Door Lock" locks the door, but I need a button to unlock it. Any simple tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 custom button.....then resync phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earo Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Can I do that in HE? If so, what's the easiest way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Add the custom button agent if it's not there yet, create the buttons you want under agents (all rooms, certain rooms etc).Then program whaqt that custom button is to do under programming.All this is available in HE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earo Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Ah, after I resynced the MyHome app, the custom button is now on my phone, thanks! I will have to see if I can add a few more, especially as I'll now be adding another lock since it works as intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Now as a side note - the my home app should just show those locks if properly added, no custom buttons needed. I think they may yet be in different locations on TScreens and apps but mine are showing up no problem (kwikset) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 everyone wants a shortcut........Cyknightits under security....house.....then depending how much stuff you have in that section, u have to scroll to find it, slightly annoying, but not end of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Ahh got ya, and the iOS app etc don't have the custom screen option of course - I sort of "forgot" we were talking about shortcut vs ability to do it at all....Sigh too much to do/test/improve these lat couple of days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earo Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 everyone wants a shortcut........Cyknightits under security....house.....then depending how much stuff you have in that section, u have to scroll to find it, slightly annoying, but not end of the worldI didn't really want a shortcut or a custom button. I would think that it would be logical for the options LOCK and UNLOCK to appear under the Security menu on my iPhone. Right now, the approach with the custom button works, but it also means that on all of my touchscreens I have this option front and center where it's not necessary. Godzilla, any ideas why it's not appearing here when you imply that it should? I think what would be the logical location for it, but oddly it's not there. Hopefully this image pops up fine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharmdsmith Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 It's right there on your screen shot. It shows its locked with the red image and closed. If its programmed correct you should be able to tap it to toggle it. Depending on the lock settings after a few seconds it should turn green and show open meaning the lock is unlocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 like he said^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaltrader Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 like he said^The post state he wants a discrete open and close and not a toggle. I find the toggle is slow to respond to status when using a VPN remotely and I often unlock and think nothing executed and hit the button again which then actually re-locks the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 now were back to my original reply.................custom buttonIm not sure why it would matter if people had access to this (in the apt) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earo Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 @pharmdsmith, at times I noticed that the button was green, but mostly it's red. I honestly couldn't figure out what this meant since it rarely correlated to the lock status. As a result of the status not being updated properly, I often found that I only had the red button to lock the lock. But unlocking is much more important since I often need to let someone in rather than lock it remotely. I never have a need to lock or unlock this from within the apartment (for pete's sake, it's a tiny place), but I find the status is remarkably unreliable, even from within the apartment. So, the custom button works, but it's more or less a workaround to getting more a reliable status indication -- both within the network and remotely over VPN. Any tips to make this more reliable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharmdsmith Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 What firmware version is your lock on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earo Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Not sure, how would I check that? I can't find it in HE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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