With smart home tech going from gimmicky to great, it’s about time
someone made a decent connected lock for your front door
SAFE AS HOUSES
C
onnected security
devices have become
a boom area for the
smart home. You can
see and speak with whoever has
the audacity to ring your video
doorbell, keep eyes on your
property from anywhere in the
world with a camera and app, or
remotely light up your abode like
a Christmas tree to spook would-
be intruders. However, nobody
has yet perfected the smart door
lock... until perhaps now. The
Ultion Smart from Brisant-Secure
is different from the fistful of
connected locking systems
developed by tech companies,
because they’re a lock specialist
first and foremost... but that’s just
part of the story.
Bad boys what you gonna do?
Regardless of how clever it is, how
nicely it plays with other smart
home platforms and what features
it includes, the fundamental job of
a door lock is to keep the bad guys
out. The standard Ultion lock –
minus its freshly added smarts –
has been designed and sold by
Brisant-Secure for the past five
years. It’s tested to every lock
standard available, used by
professional locksmiths, and
approved by the rozzers.
At the centre of every Ultion
Smart is an Ultion lock and with it
every element of Ultion security.
A nice soundbite, but ultimately
meaningless if you’re new to the
brand, so Brisant-Secure has put
its money where its mouth is,
offering a £1000 security
guarantee against the most
common form of break-in:
someone snapping the lock.It’s got a key
There are multiple ways to use the
Ultion Smart – voice controls with
Amazon Alexa or Siri through
Apple HomeKit, Bluetooth
thorough an accompanying app,
wireless keypad PIN access, or a
proper key. Where other smart
locks have ditched key entry
entirely, Ultion Smart helps you
avoid the humiliation of not having
enough smartphone charge to let
you into your own house.
So why have a smart lock at all?
Using GPS and Bluetooth, the door
can automatically unlock when
you approach and automaticallyTHE DOOR CAN
UNLOCK WHEN
YOU APPROACH
AND AUTO-LOCK
BEHIND YOU
CHOOSING
YOUR ULTION
SMART LOCKlock behind you. You can even
issue time-limited electronic keys
to others – handy for Airbnb
landlords, letting in tradespeople,
or issuing ultimatums for someone
to be home by a certain time. For
people with mobility issues you
can set it so a slight touch enables
the lock to turn.It looks like a lock
To be honest, we quite like the idea
of accessing your house turning
into a scene from Blade Runner
2049 , but in reality the novelty is
likely to wear off, so Brisant-
Secure has done the sensible thing
and made its lock look like a lock.
Either retain your existing external
door handle or select one from the
Brisant-Secure furniture range
with a choice of five external
finishes – matching knockers and
letterboxes are also available. All
handles have an award-winning
edgeless design and no external
electronics.Military encryption
Danish tech brand Danalock
deals with the digital
encryption. That means an
advanced algorithm that’s
AES256 secure – the same
standard used by the military.
The connection between the
lock and your phone is also
encrypted, while the digital
keys authenticating it
all are stored in an HSM
cryptoprocessing chip so
no private info is leaked.Multiple platforms
There are three Ultion Smart
locks to choose from: a
Bluetooth model supporting
Alexa with IFTTT, a
Zigbee/Z-Wave model
that also supports Bluetooth
and Alexa, and a dedicated
Apple HomeKit version
for iOS users that also
works with Siri and the
Apple Watch.Easy installation
An Ultion Smart can be
installed to an existing door
and door handle within
minutes. No drilling is
required and the batteries
are easy to replace – a
smartphone notification will
inform you if they’re running
low. For more info or to pick
up a Ultion Smart from
£229, visit ultion-lock.co.ukBrisant-Secure’s
hardware meets
high security
standards