Benefits of Installing a Smart Garage Door Opener

What Is a Smart Garage Door Opener?

A smart garage door opener is a modern system that lets you control and monitor your garage 

door using your smartphone, tablet, or voice commands. Smart home, business, and security technology now extends to your garage, giving you remote access through your home Wi-Fi and an app on your phone. These openers work with built-in sensors and mobile apps to let you open or close the garage door from anywhere. You can also set schedules, get alerts if the door is left open, and connect the system with other smart home devices. Smart garage door openers can be installed on almost any existing or new custom garage door, offering a simple upgrade that adds both convenience and security to your home or business.

How Does a Smart Garage Door Opener Work?

The best smart garage door systems are designed to give you control, convenience, and confidence, right from your phone. These systems typically include a motorized opener, sensors that track whether the door is open or closed, and an app that lets you manage it all from anywhere with an internet connection.

Using your smartphone, tablet, or voice assistant, you can open and close the garage door, check its status, and even get alerts if it's left open too long. Compatibility is key, and many smart garage door openers now work with popular smart home platforms like Samsung SmartThings and Apple HomeKit, making it easy to fit into your existing setup.

For homeowners looking to automate their routines, smart openers can also be programmed to run on schedules or react to other smart devices in your home. These systems give you reliable access and peace of mind by keeping your garage connected and secure, no matter where you are.

Features of a Smart Wi-Fi Garage Door Include: 

• Ability to operate the door remotely via an app on your smartphone – from anywhere.
• Integration with online systems such as Alexa and Google Assistant.
• Automatic opening and closing based on the user's location. 
• Scheduling closing times via the app on your smartphone.
• Real-time notifications of attempts to access the garage, unauthorized movement in the garage, or the garage door being left open.

The Benefits of Having a Smart Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener 

A Smart Garage Door Controller Improves Family Safety

When you think about the safety and security benefits of smart garage door openers, the first thing you’ll think of is the safety benefit of being able to close your garage door remotely if you leave it open.

However, when integrated with other smart security and monitoring systems, the capabilities of a smart garage door opener can significantly contribute to the safety and security of your family and business.

With a Smart Home System, Your Garage Door Won’t Be Left Open

Smart garage door openers will close themselves when you leave your property, thanks to a ‘geofencing’ feature. You will not need to remember to lock the garage yourself with your smart device. The geofencing app will detect when you have driven away from the garage and automatically close the door.

You will not be at risk of leaving your garage door open by mistake if you forget to close it, from home or remotely. You can use the app on your phone to set closing times after you leave the garage. You can also use an app to get alerts if the door is open for too long or if someone else leaves it open.

Another great benefit of smart garage door systems is that the app can be preset to close the garage doors at specific times every day. It couldn’t get easier!

Your Garage Can Be Opened Remotely Using a Smart Garage Controller

As with modern smart home technology, smart garage door openers allow you to open and close your doors from anywhere in the world. If you have taken a vacation, and a friend, family member, or customer needs something from your home garage, your workshop, or retail garage, you can allow them entry with the garage door opener app on your smartphone. You can monitor activity and close the door just as easily as you opened it – all while having lunch in Italy or drinking gluhwein on Colorado ski slopes. No need to leave keys with friends, call anyone to help, rely on employees, or share access codes.

A Smart Garage Door Opener Increases Your Property Value

Smart garage door openers increase the value of a residential or commercial property. The curb appeal benefit of custom garage doors is further increased when the smart garage door system is integrated with other smart security and convenience systems for homes and businesses.

A smart door opener that adds convenience, smooth operations, and security adds value, from both a buyer's perspective and in property or business valuations.

Convenient Wi-Fi Garage Access With LiftMaster

There is no doubt that smart garage door openers offer the most convenient way of managing the opening and closing of your garage doors. You need never worry again that you may have left the garage door open, or worry about leaving a controller with someone else when you go away. You know that the goods inside your garage are safe, and real-time updates on the status of your garage doors give you peace of mind at all times. As an added convenience, your smart door opener can open up the garage doors for you when you are near. You do not need to fumble for your phone or a remote.

Tri-Lakes Garage Doors offers the latest in smart door openers and smart gate opening systems. Contact Tri-Lake Garage Doors today for a quote on installing a smart garage door opener on your existing or new custom garage doors at your home or place of business.