From the current market point of view, there are various types of smart electronic door locks for hotels, such as magnetic card locks, TM card locks, rfid card locks and fingerprint locks. The hotel can choose suitable door locks according to its own positioning. If the door lock is not properly selected, it will cause great losses to the hotel, such as safety hazards, management inconvenience and overall cost increase. In addition, the improper operation of the hotel door locks will also bring operational losses, which far exceeds the investment in re-purchasing high-quality, brand-protected electronic door locks. How do hotel managers choose the right electronic door lock to bring the most benefits and security to your hotel? For hotels, the following factors should be considered.

First, the type of card.

At present, there are electronic door locks on the market that use IC cards, TM cards,  Mifare cards and magnetic cards. Combined with its own characteristics, the hotel can choose the most suitable electronic door lock.

Second, the environment and positioning of the hotel.

Depending on the natural geography, the selection of hotel electronic door locks will different. Due to the humid environment, heavy salt and strong corrosiveness, hotels located at the beach can consider buying a nano-technical door lock, and the circuit board in the door lock should be protected from moisture and corrosion, the clutch motor part should also be modularized and completely closed. Only in this way can the hotel locks have a long service life.

Third, the electronic door lock system’s function.

The basic functions of the electronic door lock itself mainly include safety, stability, overall service life, and hotel management functions.

1. Safety: The design of the mechanical structure of the electronic door lock plays a very important role, especially the lock cylinder and clutch motor.

2. Stability: There are several main factors affecting the stability of the electronic lock. First, the stability of the mechanical structure, especially the mechanical structure of the lock core and the clutch structure; Second, the stability of the working state of the motor, mainly considering whether to use the door lock special motor; Third, the stability and anti-interference of the logic circuit part, mainly to check whether there is protection circuit design.

3. Overall service life: the service life of the hotel lock is mainly determined by its material and manufacturing process, different materials have different service life, and different surface treatments have a great impact on the life of the electronic door lock. In addition, reasonable daily maintenance of the door lock can effectively extend the service life of the door lock. The overall service life of the electronic door lock in ten years is a necessary condition to satisfy the hotel's pursuit of long-term economic benefits.

4. Hotel management function: For the hotel, the room management should conform to the hotel's standard management. The hotel lock management function should not only facilitate the guests, but also improve the overall management level of the hotel. Therefore, the electronic door lock preferably has some perfect hotel management functions, such as hierarchical management functions, time-limited functions for all key cards, powerful and complete door-opening recording functions and a card function.

Fourth, the comprehensive strength of the manufacturer

The technical innovation capability, production strength, product quality and overall service level of the hotel's electronic door lock manufacturers are also a very important for hotel to consider. The electronic door lock is a product that needs good after-sales service as a support. Once the after-sales service can't keep up, it is the hotel user who suffers losses.