Ruveno Keyless Entry Door Lock, Smart Door Lock, Keypad Lock

It is a great looking unit, but I had a considerable amount of trouble getting the alignment right for it to work properly, even using the supplied instructions, videos and template. Now that it is working I love it, as it very sturdy, notifies me when the door is unlocked (and by whom)..etc.. and autolocks. I would definitely buy another !! My one functionality gripe would be that if the door lock tries to lock and is impeded by something (doenst come all the way out), the autlock feature turns off (it doesn’t retry) so it stays open, but changing the autolock timing can help a little with that, and it really is a feature enhancement opportunity rather than a fault. Overall it is great value, great quality and very functional.

I only use the app and the fobs to open the door so can’t comment on the fingerprint or code input functionality, and am likely buying the gateway, so I can lock/unlock it from anywhere.

Keyless entry door lock

My eldest son brands of Boxing Club and exercising Gym and for a while now he’s been wanting to offer a monthly membership whereby his customers can enter the gym whenever they want to use some of the weight machines. I thought this entry door lock could be just the thing he needed. And it has turned out perfect for his requirements.

This door lock can be used and opened in various ways … using fingerprint ID, a smartphone app, a coded keypad, scanning card or also simply using a key. At the present my son has chosen the coded keypad function. This works well as he can give his paying customers a key code number that he can change each month meaning anyone that has stopped paying to the monthly membership can simply not be given the new number. You can literally set up to 150 postcode numbers so it will be a long time before he’s use them all up.

This key code door lock runs on batteries and you could open the door thousands of times before they need to be replaced, there is also a low battery indicator.

It comes with everything required to set it up and fix it to a door and the instructions supplied are easy to follow and understand.

This is a very high quality keyless entry door lock and in this case you get what you pay for at 129.99 (price correct at the time of this review)

Highly recommended

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Great smart lock. Solid construction, easy to assemble. We had a small problem which was solved very quickly by the help desk. Works great with passwords and cards. Good and easy App on my iPhone for managing the lock. Nice to have a real (hidden) key in case of empty batteries.

This is the kind of a product I’ve always wanted to have. It’s a great addition to my smart home and it’s super useful. Mainly two types of smart locks are available on the market, one like this which is just the lock itself and it can be mounted onto the door with the existing door handle and the other one which comes in a full set with handle and lock like the Yale SD-L1000-WH.

The smart lock come with all I needed in order to fit into my door and make it work. A well written user manual included with step-by-step instruction not just for the mounting but also on how to set up the wireless connection and how to use the app. Comes with 3 keys, and 3 magnet cards which is great as most of other brands only give you 2 keys, and the cads must be purchased separately. I’m not sure how easy to make spare keys and how much it would cost, I guess it should not be a problem.

The built quality is superb, the housing unit is made from some kind of metal (I guess is aluminium), it looks and feel durable. I’m not sure how safe is to use it for the main entrance door, if this is waterproof at all as it’s not mentioned anywhere in the description or in the user manual. I wasn’t brave enough to try it, so I just mounted on my office door. There is a very detailed video on the amazon listing page on how to mount it, also there is a QR code in the user manual, if you scan that code with your phone it takes you to the video. It’s not a rocket science to be honest, it took me about an hour including drilling new (bigger) whole on my door (you might nod need that) mounting and setting up the dedicated mobile app.

The beauty in this smart lock is the fact that it can be opened several ways., by using the keypads, with your fingerprint, magnetic key, and regular key. The regular key can be lifesaver when the battery is dead. The keypad is touch sensitive and each key featured with backlit so it’s easy to use in dark as well. The fingerprint sensor is located above the keys and works super-fast. I have not tried the magnetic keys yet, so I have no experience to share about that. And of course, it can be lock and unlock from inside using the small knob.

I have downloaded the app on my phone and the connecting was easy and smooth, it only took a few minutes and few clicks on the app, is really easy to use and very intuitive. Once the phone is connected with the smart lock, some extra features will be “unlocked” (sorry for this bad pun hahahaha) like lock and unlock with the app or set custom time to lock or unlock the door. Unfortunately, the remote access Via a Gateway is sold separately.

There is only one thing to mention as a bad point and this is the only reason, I gave 4 starts instead of five. The lock is required to insert 4 batteries in order to work. This is a bit of a disappointment as I would expect to have a built-in battery instead which is more user friendly and easier to charge then keep changing the batteries after a period of time.

Apart from this this, I highly recommend this smart lock to use at your home workplace, for your garage or cellar door.

I’ve been meaning to get a smart lock for some time. The installation was easy. Finger reader works just perfectly and if you ever get locked out for any reason it’s very easy to open with a key if needed. Also works great for kids. The lock also works with customizable codes.
It’s strange how I don’t need me key with me anymore. I wish this can have built in Wi-Fi which makes the connection more perfect.

I have only had this installed for a few days so this review comes with a caveat that it is just first impressions. But so far I am liking this. I guess the real test will be in how long it lasts and how well the finger print pad works. Compared to the competition it was extremely good value, and it appears to be very solidly made. the casing at the back is meatal (although the black one has the appearance of plastic which is a shame).

This was the only lock on the UK market that I could find that did everything that I wanted it to. You can unlock either with a code or fingerprint, and it has a ‘hidden’ mechanical key option so you have an emergency back-up plan (as long as you remember to keep the mechanical key somewhere useful). And it unlocks itself, you don’t have to turn any knobs as well as use your fingerprint/code (which you do need to do with the barrel type smart locks).

It’s worth reading the instrutions thoroughly before installing, and looking online at some of the videos – my one criticism would be that the instructions that come with it are very sparse – particularly on installation. I am an experienced DIYer and have fitted a quite a few non-smart locks and latches from scratch. If you don’t already have the necessary holes cut you need to have a level of competence with drill bits and a mortice jig to get things in the right place (see below). The pictures in the instructions are also really tiny, but after a lot of staring and squinting I did manage to figure it out. There are a couple of videos on installing online, and there may be something written online. It would be useful if the printed instructions gave a link to some more detailed online instructions. Or even better if the printed instructions were just a bit better.

You will need a drill attachment for cutting a large hole (which you probably don’t have in the door already). As above make sure you drill this in the right place. This is a bit scary because it can’t easily be hidden if you remove the lock later), but it is necessary – you can’t cheat by drilling a smaller hole as the attachment mechanism and the cable need the space. And if the door isn’t already drilled out to fit the tube lock you will need to do this – I have done these with a chisel and a drill – but it’s much easier if you buy a mortice jig, which works with your drill and usually comes with router type bits. Just be careful to make sure everything is screwed up tightly. And if you have a hollow door (most hollow doors have a 30cm block around where the handles and lock go) you will need to check where the solid bit is (using one of those electronic beam detector thingies) and make sure you are drilling into this and not into the hollow bit of the door

Another thing to watch for – the backset (distance between the edge of the door and the spindle) on this is about 57mm. The backset on my exisitng door handle is 44mm – so the lock pad and the door handle aren’t in line and it looks a messy on both sides of the door. I am hoping that I can replace the latch with a deeper one and move the door handle over a bit without the old screw-holes being exposed. It’s quite easy to disguise old screw-holes on my rustic looking doors, but this isn’t so easy on lighter cleaner woods, so it’s something to be aware of. It would be helpful if the advertising for the product made the backset distance more prominent as this is quite important with lmortice locks and latches.

One thing to keep in mind is that the spindle and spindle-hole (which is cross shaped) aren’t central to the lock, or to the circular cut-out – so don’t drill your big hole with the spindle point in the centre – otherwise you will be filing the top of your hole for half an hour to adjust its position to get it to fit :o/. The kit does come with a template – so this is not a criticism – just something to watch out for as, if you install a lot of locks, you can get a bit gun-ho about it and start following your previous experience rather than looking at the thing in front of you (or at least that’s what I did).

Another thing to note is that the mechanism has a tiny switch to switch from right to left hand operation, and I managed to get this wrong – so the lock closed when it should open and opened when it should closed. But if this happens you don’t need to take it all apart to fix – you can correct it easily through the phone app.

The lock does need the phone app – you can’t work it without – and once you have downloaded this it’s all fairly self-explanatory. It works through blue-tooth, and there is an option to set up a gateway so that you can use it remotely – which means that you are potentially hackable, but it also means that you can let people in from a distance so could be handy.

And the lock speaks to you, in an annoying American (sorry USA) accent. The good news is that you can turn this off in the app, and its actually quite useful to start with while you are figuring out how it works and what the various combinations of lit screen mean.

I did have a problem last night in that, after a shower, none of my fingers (I had previously programmed in 3) would open the door. I reset them and, as of this morning, they are still working.

By way of comparison I have used a barrel type smart lock, with keypad and finger print on the handle, on another door (about 50 cheaper) but there are two reasons why I wouldn’t use this again. Firstly, the back-set on the lock that it went into was only 44mm – which isn’t enough space to comfortably get your hand around a door knob (between the knob and the door frame) to open it. This is something that you need to watch out for when switching between lever handles (which can be closer to the edge of the door and the doorframe) and door knobs (which need a bit of space and a larger back-set lock). But perhaps more importantly the barrel type lock didn’t have a mechanical key option for if and when the electrics fail. It did have a key (which is a bit misleading in the advertising) but it is only a key that activates the electronic lock). So if you forget your password and the fingerprint fails you can use it, but if the electronics fail you are locked out. You also couldn’t turn off the sound (American accent woman) on this one. And in order to unlock the door you do also have to turn the knob, but this does operate the latch as well, so you only have to turn one thing. But you have to turn it rather a long way before it engages, which might sound minor but if it’s a door that you use frequently then you want things to be as quick as possible.

An addition to this a few weeks later. The fingerprint pad often doesn’t recognise my finger – I think this is a problem with older fingers that become cracked as its also in issue on my phone. Its better on my middle finger (yes I do get the irony of this). This in istelf isn’t the problem though – the lock has an alarm that goes off after 5 unsuccesfull attempts (on the all-black version) which is very annoying. I run a B&B so this isn’t something I can put up with as it would disturb my guests. Interestingly though, I have now installed the black and silver version of this lock on another door, and this doesn’t seem to have an alram. I have emailed Reveno to ask about this, and to ask if there is any way to turn off the alarm on the all black lock (I couldn’t see it on the app). I will update if I get more news.

There isn’t much to add to the deadline of this review. Very solid built product, very esthetic design and simple to use. Installation is a breeze for any DIYeyer and for configuration, just follow simple instructions. you have verios of security options to choose from, with keys should any of electronic options stop functioning. Only one I have disabled was pin code that can be evesdropped from distance, otherwise lock is very good additon to any home security. The only comment I cannot make at this stage is battery life, has to wait for a while to see.

Very responsive and reliable. I was surprised how good this is. Far superior to my previous Yale smart lock full of features.