How to open your gate with your smartphone?

Step 1 : Connect your gate so you can control it from your smartphone

A portal that can be opened with a phone is a connected portal. And to connect your portal, several elements are necessary.

A connected gate drive

To connect your gate and take it to the next level of comfort, there is no need to change it, regardless of whether you currently open it in manual mode or via a remote control. First, it is sufficient to equip it witha kit of Connected powertrain Somfy ! Provided, of course, that your current gate is still in good working order.

To help you see more clearly in choosing the right connected motorization kit for your gate according to its typology, here are two useful guides :

• Choosing your swing gate motor
• Choosing your sliding gate motor

An internet connection and a connected device allowing you to take control of your portal from your smartphone

Secondly, what will allow you to take control of your connected portal from your smartphone is :

1. Your home wifi network. You must therefore have an internet box with a current subscription.
2. Then, at your choice, a home automation box or a connected videophone. They are essential for bridging the gap between your connected gate, your wifi network and your dedicated mobile control application.

How to choose one or the other? It all depends on your desires and needs.

• The Somfy connected videophone is the ideal 3.0 intercom if you do not intend to acquire other equipment or connected objects later and if you want to see who is visiting you before opening your gate.

You will then be able to control your connected gate and your connected videophone from your smartphone via the Somfy Protect mobile application.