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I have the Nest/Yale lock without the key, it definitively is not reliant on the Nest cloud being up (or internet working) for access, only to remotely lock/unl
by AdamJacobMuller 4y ago
I have the Nest/Yale lock without the key, it definitively is not reliant on the Nest cloud being up (or internet working) for access, only to remotely lock/unlock or to program new codes. Do any locks actually fail to work with an already programmed PIN code if the internet is out? That seems like a massive failure. Go to dinner and your router crashes and you can't get back inside to fix it? Wow.
- jcrawfordor 4y agoThe only examples I know of are commercial systems, and specifically "cutting edge" commercial systems that are completely IP-based and cloud-managed. These are honestly kind of a disaster and I hope they don't catch on; they can be cheaper to install than conventional commercial systems (with ACU cabinets) but they achieve that cheapness by abandoning most of the reliability and security features of conventional designs. That said some of these get installed fail-open (e.g. loss of management means they stay unlocked) for fire egress reasons.