Do not buy one of these for their smart features unless everything else is worse.
I'm in a rural area and my options for garage door service people are limited. They only install liftmaster. I have 2 garage doors, and wanted a simple external pad to operate both, while also letting me program temp codes for when i have someone performing work.
Somehow the dealer programed one PIN code to both door motors. I told them I would take care of it using the app.
These liftmaster devices are the worst. Some wireless pads simply dont pair to the app, so programing PINs from the app won't work. This was the first sign of trouble. I contacted their support, which was available on the weekend, a real human, and was honestly very helpful.
Program the wrong PIN, or want to change one? Can't do it through the app. You'll need to get a ladder out so you can unplug the motor power, disconnect the built-in battery, and do a full reset.
A full reset means you'll need to program the door max open and max close locations. You'll also need to reprogram the wired pads (why???). The learn button on the wired pad? can't be used to program the remotes. oh don't forget the homelink buttons on your vehicles.
Here's what i had to do to remove a single PIN and get the wireless pad minimally working:
- Disconnect battery on door motor 1
- disconnect power door motor for 30 seconds.
- reset door motor 1
- program door motor min/max locations
- program wired pad (why??)
- futz with wired pad screwdown connectors because they don't ground to the screw, they ground to small pads around the screw (why???)
- program wireless outdoor pad to motor 1.
- program remote 1 to door motor 1
- program remote 2 to door motor 1
- program car1 homelink to remote 1
- program car 2 homelink to remote 1
- reconnect battery.
- set up wifi using mobile app.
- Disconnect battery on door motor 2
- disconnect power door motor for 30 seconds.
- reset door motor 2
- program door motor min/max locations
- program wired pad (why??)
- futz with wired pad screwdown connectors because they don't ground to the screw, they ground to small pads around the screw (why???)
- prorgram wireless outdoor pad to door motor 2
- program remote 1 to door motor 2
- program remote 2 to door motor 2
- program car1 homelink to remote 2
- program car 2 homelink to remote 2
- reconnect battery.
- set up wifi using mobile app.
Thirdreality has zigbee tilt sensors you can stick on your door to see if it's open or closed. It stays 100% on your network and doesn't need any app on your phone or anyone outside your house to have access to this information.
Shelly has a zigbee relay that you can use to trigger any garage door. It also stays 100% local and has no way to get out to the cloud.
You can rig literally any door to use these sensors and switches with no need for special appliances.
I didn't want to worry about batteries or dongles so I got one of these. It has a laser distance sensor, and a wired magnetic reed input.
https://konnected.io/collections/smart-garage-door-openers
That's neat. I probably would have done this if I knew about it before I set up the other way.