![]() ![]() I will be adding another 3rd gen August Z-wave lock. The Schlage sometimes does and sometimes it takes two or three requests before it responds. The August reports correctly, locks and unlocks when requested even via Alexa routines. I have since added a Schlage Z-wave and it is less responsive than the August. I wondered about it reporting however over the past several days that seems to have improved. It links directly with HE now, but it seemed necessary during setup. I think going through the August platform was essential. I initially tried without as I wanted the least amount of steps, devices or layers as possible. It seemed to help once I used the August software on my iPhone. I excluded and included several times until it worked. I had it close to the hub, 6-8 feet just in the same room. I did get the 3rd Gen Z-wave August lock to pair with HE. Login and verified 2FA but devices weren't discovered I think your best option is the lock, plus a connect, plus this community app. But if you WAF needs land you on the august WIFI lock. So far the connection is better, and my batteries are lasting 3 times as long. (it now talks ble to the connect bridge, and then the bridge is on my wifi network). I actually took the bridge, and connected it to the wifi locks. My 2 zwave locks dont really need the connect bridge. My wifi locks are all now devices in HE and work great. It works great!!!! Honestly, it hasn't hiccupped yet. It said Alpha, but i figured it was worth trying. Native HE driver, works great.īut then, i found the app written by Mr Taylor linked below. Those zwave locks work perfectly on both my C5 hub and my new C7 hub i just migrated to. I figured i can use them in man doors in the garage worst case if i ever get august wifi locks working. Thinking i was at a dead-end, i bought 2 of the 3rd gen august locks. I even played with a HE-Google-August integration, they sort of worked. ![]() I looked at IFTTT, you can't do lock actions there. My initial thought is that is better than dumb lock, And my biggest use-case is auto-locking a few minutes after "away" mode and for "sleep", which really isn't too sensitive to delays in seconds. I knew i would be have to deal with a cloud integration, these only have wifi and ble radios. My trouble has been getting the darned things integrated. These locks seem to have weaker wifi radios in them, the batteries only last a month for me, and had to crank my 2g wifi up more than i would like to in order to keep them on network. The only smart lock i have been able to get her to accept is the new smaller august WiFi lock, with its BLE auto-unlock that actually works pretty darn well. The WAF is one of the biggest challenges for me in my smart home obsession. Want to do a quick write up to help others if i can. ![]()
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