ULTRALOQ U-Bolt Pro Z-Wave Smart Lock with Fingerprint ID, Works with Z-Wave Plus, Home Assistant, Compatible with SmartThings, Hubitat, Zwave Deadbolt Door Lock

The lock is a combination of good idea and bad production. The metal of the latch is extremely week for its function. Being hit in perpendicular direction (e.g. by occasional door closer work or early door opening while the door is locked) the lock is easily get damaged. The latch easily becomes curve, this leads to the loss of its ability to go back into the corps of the lock body from the door frame. In such occasion the only option to open the lock is to disassemble it or extract by force with potential loss of the door as a result

This is my third smart lock and this one ranks at the top of the list. Build quality, ease of installation and functions. I gave the finger print reader 4 out 5 as the one that was first installed didn't function. Their support is amazing and they replaced the hardware immediately so it functions properly now. Other companies could take a page out of ULTRLOQ's post sales support, it's nothing short of amazing. My only mistake was purchasing the Z-Wave version. I should have done my research. Z-Wave (and zigbee) locks are not supported by Apple HomeKit, even with a Hubitat bridge - my mistake. I'll upgrade to the next version of the lock supporting HomeKit (do you hear me u-tec?).

Installation of this lock is a breeze. It took longer for me to create an account, connect with Bluetooth and make the z-wave connection than it did to physically install this lock. The lock is solid and feels as sturdy as the standard manual Schlage deadbolt that I removed. Setting things up in the app was painless for me and adding fingerprints was also very easy. I will say that the fingerprint reader works well for me, but for my kids (< 6 years old), the reader is not reliable. I’m not sure why this is other than maybe their small fingerprints don’t register on the device. Not a big deal for me because I don’t anticipate my small children ever needing to unlock the deadbolt except in the event of an emergency. On to the z-wave functionality. First and foremost, if you don’t know what z-wave is, please don’t bash this product like others have and give it 1 star because it doesn’t come with a z-wave hub. I read a review complaining about this and that person has a fundamental misunderstanding of what z-wave is. This lock DOES work with z-wave, but it did not connect to my z-wave stick with “s2” security. I had to use “s0” security to connect the lock to Home Assistant. I think this is why some are complaining that the z-wave functionality isn’t working for them. Contrary to Mr. IT’s review (who claims he’s “no amateur”), the z-wave does in fact work if you connect it correctly to you z-wave hub or stick. For those that aren’t able to connect to z-wave, you are either trying to connect via s2 or are connecting as an unsecure device. I could possibly deduct a star for the manufacturer not explaining this, but the rest of the lock features are too good to dock a star. Mr. IT is an amateur when it comes to home automation so disregard his review. While I don’t anticipate using the app other than setting up users, it’s actually pretty good. The initial setup process for the lock was painless and adding new users with fingerprints was a very straight forward process. Kudos to the developers for making the app pleasant to work with. The fingerprint sensor works great for me and my wife, but not so well for my kids. Again, I don’t care so much about that because I don’t anticipate my kids needing to use it ever, but something that’s worth noting. Overall, I’m very pleased with this product and if you’re looking to use z-wave, just make sure that you add the device correctly and don’t listen to Mr. IT, who is not a home automation expert.

My front door

This product comes with 2 door entry keys which can be used as a last resort in the event a code entered or fingerprint recognition does not work. I needed 4 extra keys (family member, gardener, cleaners and a spare). One Locksmith said in his opinion the key was unusual but if I gave him 4 blanks with the correct length for the key he could cut them for me. I told this company what I had been told and requested either 4 keys or 4 blanks which I was happy to pay for. Customer Services sent a detailed picture of the mechanical lock and the make of key required. I gave this information to the Locksmith who produced/cut 4 spare keys for me. Great customer services from this company.

I've 2 lock From Ultraloq or U-Tec, the 1st one is the U-Bolt with bridge (No fingerprint reader) I do not have any issue with. Robust and Good product. The only DownSide is there is no Home Assistant integration. The Second Lock I Got is the Pro Serie Wifi with fingerPrint reader. Nice product but had in compatibility with my router AP Setup ( Ubiquiti) Support Team help me a lot and find rapidly a replacement solution . PRO : Robust and Good Product overall Great Support Teams, responsive Numerous ways to lock and unlock Includes fingerprint reader Work in bluetooth and Wifi Con : Not Apple HomeKit Compatible No Home Assistant Integration (Minus Z-wave version) Lock with integrated WIFI (no bridged) can be unrealiable under certain circonstable like Ap/Router Model. Recommandation : If you can choose, Buy any lock this a BRIDGE, Wifi version can consume battery rapidly and you can expect incompatibility with some AP (Ubiquiti).