The rule: one person (or role), one code
Every code should answer the question ‘whose is this?’ — a code per family member, a code for the cleaner, a code for the dog walker, a temporary code for guests that expires or gets deleted after the visit. When someone’s access should end, you delete one code, not re-teach the whole household a new shared one.
This is the digital version of key control, and it’s the entire point of choosing a keypad lock. Our buying guide flags per-person codes as the feature that matters most.
A structure that works
Admin code: yours alone, never shared, used to manage the rest. Household codes: one per person, memorable to them, meaningless to strangers (no birthdays, no house numbers, no 1-2-3-4). Service codes: cleaner, sitter, walker — deleted or rotated when the relationship changes. Guest codes: created for the visit, deleted after it.
Write the map down somewhere safe — not on the door frame. Who has which code is a list, like a key list, and it’s what makes the system auditable.
Battery and backup discipline
Codes don’t help if the lock is dead: heed the low-battery warnings (they start weeks ahead), keep the physical backup key somewhere you can actually reach, and test it twice a year. Every HSI installation ends with the backup tested and this routine explained — it takes two minutes and prevents the only lockout a smart lock can cause.
How this article connects
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