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Protect an action with a PIN

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Protect an action with a PIN

Set your PIN, choose which device action asks for it, and try unlocking your front door.

Takes
About 5 minutes
Steps
6
First
Sign in and connect your Homey, A device to protect, such as a door lock

What you end up with

The front door lock after unlocking, with Unlock listed under Ask for the PIN before

  1. Open Settings

    At the bottom of the sidebar, choose the gear beside your name: it opens Settings.

    The gear beside your name at the foot of the sidebar

  2. Choose Keypads

    Choose Keypads. If you haven’t set a PIN, the card says No PIN yet.

    The Settings page's groups, with Keypads among them
    The PIN card, with No PIN yet and the Set a PIN button

  3. Set your PIN

    Choose Set a PIN. Type a PIN of 4 to 8 digits in PIN, then type it again in Again. Choose Save PIN. The card now says A PIN is set.

    The PIN typed twice, hidden as dots, with Save PIN ready to choose

  4. Open your device

    Choose Devices in the sidebar. The Devices page opens.

    Devices in the sidebar

    Search for the device you want to protect, then choose its name. Here, that’s Front door lock. Its details open; Nothing on this device asks for it yet means no actions are protected yet.

    The Devices page filtered to Front door lock, with its name ready to choose

  5. Choose the action to protect

    Under Ask for the PIN before, choose Add an action….

    The lock’s details, with Add an action under Ask for the PIN before

    Choose Unlock. It appears as a badge: this is the action that will ask for your PIN.

    The action list, with Unlock ready to choose

  6. Try the protected action

    In the device’s Controls, choose the Locked switch to unlock the door.

    The Locked switch in the front door lock’s controls

    A keypad asks to Unlock Front door lock. The lock stays locked until you enter the PIN.

    The keypad asking for a PIN to unlock Front door lock

  7. Enter your PIN

    Enter your PIN on the keypad, then choose ✓. The keypad closes and the lock is now unlocked.

    Four hidden digits entered on the keypad, with the tick ready to choose
    The lock switched off, with Unlock still listed as an action that asks for the PIN

    The chosen action also asks for a PIN from tiles, wall panels, paired screens and share links that can control devices. After the right PIN, that screen won’t ask again for a minute.

    Read Your PIN for more, including giving someone a named PIN that works only for the actions you choose.