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Are smart garage door openers safe?

Understanding the smart garage door opener Safety Features

Smart garage door openers are engineered with a range of safety features designed to protect against unauthorized access and ensure the smooth operation of your garage door. These features may include:

  1. Encryption and Authentication: Modern smart garage door openers utilize advanced encryption protocols and authentication mechanisms to prevent unauthorized access by hackers and intruders.
  2. Remote Monitoring and Control: Many smart garage door openers offer remote monitoring and control capabilities, allowing homeowners to check the status of their garage door and operate it from anywhere using a smartphone app. This feature enhances convenience while ensuring the security of your garage.
  3. Safety Sensors: Smart garage door openers are equipped with safety sensors that detect obstructions in the door's path and prevent it from closing to avoid accidents or damage.
  4. Integration with Home Security Systems: These devices can seamlessly integrate with existing home security systems, providing an additional layer of protection and enabling homeowners to receive real-time alerts and notifications in the event of suspicious activity.

Addressing Common Concerns about smart garage door openers

Despite the robust safety features of smart garage door openers, homeowners may still have concerns about their security. Let's address some common concerns and provide reassurance:

    1. Vulnerability to Hacking: While no technology is completely immune to hacking, smart garage door openers employ encryption and authentication measures to mitigate the risk. By following best practices such as regularly updating firmware and using strong passwords, homeowners can enhance security.
    2. Malfunctioning or Jamming: Smart garage door openers feature built-in diagnostic tools that can detect malfunctions or issues and alert homeowners to take timely action. Additionally, manual release mechanisms enable homeowners to operate the garage door manually in case of power outages or technical glitches.
    3. Power Outages: In the event of a power outage, smart garage door openers often come equipped with battery backup systems to ensure continued operation. Homeowners can also manually operate the garage door using the provided release mechanism.

The best secure smart garage opener

Our unique technological architecture puts your privacy before the commercial use of your data. 

In other words, nobody but you can access to the list of users, admin settings, log of events or daily history.

The best secure smart garage opener.

Our unique technological architecture puts your privacy before the commercial use of your data. 

In other words, nobody but you can access to the list of users, admin settings, log of events or daily history.

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Your information is always stored locally.

ismartgate acts as its own server. In other words, all information is stored locally.

No data is stored in the cloud.

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We do not monitor you.

We can not access any information from the use or set up of the system. Therefore, we can not monitor you.

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ismartgate works even if internet is down.

One of the big risks of using a cloud based system is relying on a stable internet connection and a cloud system (which is subject to maintenance services or denial of service attacks). In conclusion, ismartgate works* even if internet is down.

*Only locally, when connected to home Wi-Fi

Your data is not shared with anybody.
In other words, it's only accessible by you.

Your data is not shared with anybody.
In other words, it's only accessible by you.

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Non-Cloud based Platform

· All your data and configuration is stored inside your device. In conclusion, in your home.

· To connect you and your ismartgate device, we use relay servers. These relay servers simply acts as a data bridge, establishing the connection between you and your device. Above all, they do not store any data.

· Your data is not shared with any third company. We neither monitor nor process your interactions with the ismartgate device.

· If internet is down, your ismartgate device is still accesible via WLAN (when connected to home wifi). In conclusion, add more security to your garage with ismartgate.

· In the unlikely event one ismartgate is hacked, the rest are safe. In other words, this is best secure smart garage solution for your home.

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Traditional Cloud based platform

· All your data is stored on the cloud (in a remote location). Cloud based platforms are subject to DDoS attacks and maintenance service which can compromise the normal operation of the system.

· Your data is shared with other companies for unknown purposes (For instance telemarketing).

· If internet is down, your garage door or gate is unaccessible.

· In the unlikely event the cloud platform is hacked, all devices and user data are exposed.

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How many Garage Doors do you have?

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DOOR 1 TYPE:

Sectional

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DOOR 2 TYPE:

Sectional

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DOOR 3 TYPE:

Sectional

Sensor type

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Do you want wireless or wired sensor/s for your garage door/s?

Is your opener Chamberlain, Liftmaster or Craftsman?

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Got a Chamberlain or LiftMaster Garage Door Opener with Security+2.0?

Check the color of the learn button on your garage opener. If it’s YELLOW your opener use Security+2.0 and you will need the ismartgate switch adaptor.

Separation

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Are your Garage doors Connected?

If the garage have no separation walls are considered "connected"

Live Video

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Want to see what's happening in your garage in real time?

Control your garage doors with live video in the app

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How many Gates do you have?

DOOR 1 TYPE:

Sliding Gate

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DOOR 2 TYPE:

Sliding Gate

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DOOR 3 TYPE:

Sliding Gate

Sensor type

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Do you want wireless or wired sensor/s for your garage door/s?

Gate power outlet

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Do you have a 110V/220V outlet near your gate?

If you don't have a 110V/220V outlet near your gate, you will need a DC/DC power converter to power your ismartgate opener.

Separation

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Are your Gates Connected?

Less than 30 feet is considered "connected"

Live Video

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Want to see what's happening in your gate in real time?

Control your gates with live video in the app

SmartHome

I want the ismartgate to be compatible with:
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Apple Homekit compatible with ismartgate garage door opener
Amazon Alexa compatible smart garage door opener
Google assistant compatible garage door opener
SmartThings compatible smart garage door opener
IFTTT compatible smart garage door opener
If your home doesn't match with these options, please send us an email to support@ismartgate.com


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