The Blue Dot Lock System
Blue Dot smart locks are a major advance in building security. One of the headaches of any locked entry system is key management. When someone loses their keys this usually means an expensive rekeying of one or many locks at the facility. Then you have to reissue new mechanical keys to every authorized person that needs keys to the facility. With the introduction of Blue Dot locks you can eliminate this cost. By issuing iButton keys to authorized personnel and registering them with the lock you can revoke any key without rekeying. This is possible because each iButton key is uniquely identifiable. You can register your personal iButton key with any number of smart locksets. A commercial Blue Dot lock can recognize up to 250 unique iButton keys. Instead of having a huge key ring full of keys you only need your car keys and one iButton to gain access to all the locked doors you need to get into. The same iButton can be used to open the door to your business and the door to your office and the door to the warehouse and the door to your home and the door to your brothers house etc. etc. etc.. The same iButton can also be used with other In-Touch products to disarm your alarm system, clock you into your time clock and identify your status of IN or OUT  of your facility. Their are many more benefits to using the Blue Dot lock system read on to learn more.........

Personal Identification
The Bluedot Lock System uses the virtually indestructible iButton key for personal identification.  Only the size of a nickel the iButton key unlocks a door with a simple touch. The iButton can be dropped, stepped on, put next to a magnet or even run through the washing machine and it will still work. Carried on your key chain the i Button personal identifier is always handy and hard to forget at home. As Bluedot locks are added  you can register your personal iButton to any lock you have been granted permission to unlock. This means you can use the same iButton at work and at home. If you should ever lose your keys you will not have to rekey any Bluedot lock. Every Bluedot lockset can easily be reprogrammed to deny access to your lost iButton and you will be issued a new iButton key.
iButton Keys
iButtons have "key" advantages:

• Ruggedness. Tough enough for everyday wear, iButtons withstand water, dirt, bumps and magnetic fields. You can wear your i Button key in the shower. You can drop it in a puddle in front of the door and still use it to get in.
• Wearability.iButtons fit into many forms of accessories: key fobs, rings, necklaces, watches, badges and tags. This means you can choose how not to lose your keys.
• Long life.iButtons are also electronically durable; they are battery-backed for ten years or one million "hot" contacts.
• Versatility. There are many kinds of iButtons available; the chips inside can have different levels of memory and functionality. One iButton can have multiple other functions and still get you in the door.
• Availability. You can use any iButton purchased from any source as an iButton key. Blue Dot Locks read and recognize any and all iButtons.
• Uniqueness. All iButton keys derive their uniqueness from a globally unique, controlled serial number engraved in silicon, rather than from physical topography. The factory techniques used in making these unique chips are prohibitively difficult to duplicate. A unique Sync i Button key is registered to one or more locks, which likewise have a unique serial number. Even if someone with unlimited time and resources were to somehow duplicate the key's electronic serial number, the owner retains ultimate control over key permissions through MyLocksmith. Because of this uniqueness, your home or business security is greater with Blue Dot Locks and i Button keys than with a mechanical system.

The difference between a commercial smart lock (1401) and a residential smart lock (1402)
Both models of Blue Dot Locks locks use the iButton as a key. The major difference is how you manage the lockset. The commercial version has more memory and a built in clock that allows you to down load keylists to the lock and to upload usage logs to look at on your computer. You can also set keys to expire on a certain date and you can make keys valid only on predefined days and times etc. ex. This key is only valid Monday through Friday 6AM to 6PM. This allows differential access to production workers, cleaning crews,  and office personel, while allowing unrestricted access to management. This can be done with a complete audit trail that allows you to retrieve a history of every access event. In a residential application where you only have  to issue a few unrestricted keys you do not use a computer at all. You qualify all the keys at the lockset. If you lose a key you simply erase all the keys and reissue the keys you still have.

Blue Dot connectivity and the programming master key (Sync iButton)

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