How to make a GENIE Chain Drive 500Â smart?
To make your existing GENIE Chain Drive 500 garage opener smart you just need to buy an ismartgate device, a small hardware add-on. The ismartgate needs to be wired to the control board of your existing GENIE Chain Drive 500 garage opener and connects to your ismartgate app via Wi-Fi.
What can a smart garage door opener do?
- Use your smartphone to remotely control your garage door or gate via Wi-Fi or over the Internet.
- Control your garage door or gate with real time video.
- Check if your garage door or gate is open or closed.
- Use Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, IFTTT or Samsung SmartThings to operate the garage door or gate.
- Check who opened or closed the garage door or gate.
- Use your Apple Watch and Siri Shortcuts to operate the garage door or gate.
- Manage your garage door or gate access remotely by user, time, door and also by location.
- Open the garage door or gate automatically when you arrive to your home (geofencing).
- Schedule when the garage door or gate should automatically open and close.
How do I install an ismartgate smart garage opener to a GENIE Chain Drive 500?
- Get your ismartgate device here.
- Take a look at the GENIE Chain Drive 500 wiring diagram below.
- Using a small cross head screw driver, connect the wires (included with the ismartgate Kit).
- To power the ismartgate device, you can use the included wall mount AC adapter. In case don't have a power outlet you can use our DC/DC Power Converter.
GENIE Chain Drive 500 wiring diagram.
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Which ismartgate do I need?
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I want the ismartgate to be compatible with:
How many Garage Doors do you have?
DOOR 1 TYPE:
Sectional
DOOR 2 TYPE:
Sectional
DOOR 3 TYPE:
Sectional
Separation
Are your Garage doors Connected ?
If the garage have no separation walls are considered "connected"
Live Video
Do you want a camera in your Garage/s ?
Control your garage doors with live video in the app
How many Gates do you have?
DOOR 1 TYPE:
Sliding Gate
DOOR 2 TYPE:
Sliding Gate
DOOR 3 TYPE:
Sliding Gate
Separation
Are your Gates Connected?
Less than 30 feet is considered "connected"
Live Video
Do you want a camera in your Gate/s ?
Control your garage doors with live video in the app
If your home doesn't match with these options, please send us an email to support@ismartgate.com
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