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GARAGE OPENING APP
CONVENIENT GARAGE DOOR CONTROL VIA SMARTPHONE
Garage doors can be opened manually or electrically. Electric garage doors can be operated via a push-button or a hand-held transmitter. Control via app is even more convenient. The garage door opener app facilitates operation and offers additional benefits.
The Wi-Fi garage door opener is often the entry point to a complete smart home system, where not only the garage door is controlled via app.
HOW DO GARAGE DOOR OPENING APPS WORK?
Using a garage door app is simple and intuitive. This accessory is required to open the garage door with your mobile phone via WLAN:
- Garage door opener module
- module
- Light barrier
- router
- Smarthome control unit (optional)
The energy-efficient garage door opener is mounted on the ceiling or side wall of the garage. It is then connected to the plug-on or WiFi module from Novoferm. To increase safety when using the garage door opener app, a light barrier is also installed. The light barrier automatically interrupts the closing of the garage door as soon as an obstacle is detected.
The Internet connection is via a router installed in the house. Any commercially available router can be used. If you want to integrate the garage into the smart home, you also need a smart home system or gateway from some suppliers. Exceptions are Google Home and Amazon's Alexa, which do not require a smart home centre.
Once you have installed all the components, simply download the app from the App Store or Google Play and configure it. You can then open, close and control your garage door quickly and easily using your mobile phone.
ARE GARAGE DOOR OPENER APPS COMPATIBLE WITH ALL GARAGE DOORS?
Garage doors are installed in private homes and businesses in overhead, sectional, roller or swing designs. Most doors can be operated electrically. They are operated by a remote control or a button on the garage door. With many suppliers, the garage door can also be opened with a mobile phone via an app.
As a rule, the type of garage door is not important. At Novoferm, the garage door opener app is compatible with all the latest sectional doors. In addition, an operator built in 2016 or later must be installed in the garage.
THE ADVANTAGES OF GARAGE DOOR OPENING APPS
If you use a garage door app, you can make your life easier. The app offers you many advantages and saves you time and effort.
Here is an overview of the advantages of a garage door app:
- Convenient garage door opening and closing at the touch of a finger.
- Setting scenarios such as opening the garage door at a certain time to start on time.
- Switching the lighting on and off, even without moving the door. LED lighting provides greater security and deters thieves.
- Ventilation setting for better air quality in the garage. Sufficient ventilation prevents mould or moisture damage to the vehicle and other parked objects in the garage.
DO THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER APPS WORK WITHOUT WIFI?
If you open your garage door with your mobile phone, Wi-Fi is not necessarily a prerequisite for simple app operation. If the garage door opener is equipped with a suitable receiver, it is possible to open the garage door with the mobile phone even without Wi-Fi. In this case, the connection between the mobile phone or tablet and the operator is via Bluetooth.
With the garage door app, you can monitor the status of the garage door at any time and from anywhere. This is because a gateway or smart home centre connects your mobile phone to the smart garage door opener via a cloud. Via the cloud, you can check from anywhere and at any time whether the garage door is open, closed or set on ventilation.
THE PERFECT GARAGE DOOR OPENER APP FROM NOVOFERM
Novoferm's garage door app is the perfect aid for private homes and businesses. The app is quick to install and easy to use. You can control your garage door and receive information on the status of your garage at the touch of a finger. You can create different scenarios for security and optimal garage ventilation. With additional components, you can also control thermostats, roller shutters, lighting, surveillance cameras or alarm sirens via the app.
Would you like more information on how to open your garage door with your mobile phone and what other advantages the garage door app offers you? Then contact Novoferm and request a non-binding offer!
