If you like the idea of a hands free keyless door lock for your apartment then the 3rd generation august home smart lock is the easiest way to get it.
How to lock apartment door.
Remember to ask the landlord to change the locks if the apartment was formerly occupied and you are a new tenant.
Close the door and insert the red handle into the metal rod into the triangular hole of the body of the lock.
If you have a single cylinder deadbolt on your door keyhole on just one side not two you simply upgrade it with the august.
Fits locks up to 3 inches wide and 1 inch tall.
It keeps your door from opening whether it s locked or unlocked.
To ensure our product performs as advertised open your door insert the key and lock the door while it is still open.
The door automatically locks if the lock is open for a certain time period no more worrying if you locked your door while you re outside comes with an easy to use app for android and iphone.
Uses bluetooth a digital keypad or a key to open lock.
A heavy duty deadbolt lock should be installed on every exterior door.
It s also great as a dorm room security option.
Move the fixed peg portion on the door face where the swinging arm easily.
Install a good quality deadbolt an ansi grade 1 check the deadbolt strike plate and if necessary replace it to a more secure one add hinge bolts install sash jammers use a strike plate lock when you re at home scare off criminals with a door stop install a real or a dummy security.
If the interior deadbolt knob turns as the key turns the sleep safe defender will work.
Securing a front door with a high rated lock is the first defense against burglary but there are several other ways home owners and renters alike can beef up their front entry replacing the door lock with an ansi grade 1 the highest or grade 2 deadbolt is just the start of a secure front door because the reality is most burglars don t even bother picking the lock.
You just insert the claws of the tool into the strike plate on the door.
If your door doesn t have one and your apartment manager won t provide one check to see if you can install one yourself.
Position the lock with the swinging arm portion on the door frame near the edge with the arm extending over the door.