FAQ
FAQ Smart Door
BLE-2
1. Do I need a specific type of smartphone to use TimeTec Security or any smartphones will do?

Though the App is rather fancy, a smartphone with iOS 9.0 or Android version 5.0 and above that has Bluetooth 4.0 is sufficient for you to use TimeTec Security.

2. Do I need to buy TimeTec Security App?

No, you don't. This App is provided free when you install TimeTec BLE-2 on your door(s); just install the App from Play Store or Apple Store.

3. The App responds to voice command, what if my English pronunciation is not good, do I have other options?

Yes you do have option. You can choose the language you are comfortable with for voice command. However, if you want to use English we provide various commands to choose and these commands are simple words to pronounce such as Yes, Unlock, Open.

4. I have the App on my smartphone and I want someone to access my room, can I open the door remotely for this person?

Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. For BLE to work, your App needs to be in approximate to the door you want to unlock, give or take 5 meter away. But it doesn’t mean you can’t ask someone to open to door for you. Explore Question XX to find the answer.

5. Say I use this app for both, my home and office, can I use the same App to handle both sets of doors?

By default, your life and your work life are separated. Therefore, doors in your house and doors in your office shouldn’t mix in one App. Unless you are the boss or you are permitted by the Admin/Owner to add office doors on your App or your house’s doors on Office app. In short, it’s weird and we do not recommend this practise at all.

6. Can the Admin/Owner control my access time on any doors?

Of course. Since they are the administrators of the doors, they can configure your access whether to allow or to restrict your access on any doors they ‘owned’.

7. If I have a door located in an area that has terrible mobile network coverage, does TimeTec Security App still work?

Don’t worry, we have thought about this and the system is designed to function in offline mode using Bluetooth communication technology.

8. Is it safe for the App to communicate with TimeTec BLE-2 under offline mode?

Yes. The concept is similar to access card, whereby you are given a pre-approved access to a space. Only in this case, your card is replaced by your smartphone. Even though the offline method works, all access log activities will be uploaded to the system once your smartphone is online, so nothing is lost in between.

9. Why is it better to use a smartphone rather than a card?

The world is going towards minimalism, everyone wants to reduce owning physical things around us to make this world a better place. Apart from having to produce keys and cards, they can easily be lost, stolen or forgotten which will lead to even more production of physical items. By using a smartphone as access credential, it taps on the gadget we already have and it can carry many features that cards/keys couldn’t have such as set access times and knowing who has access your space at any given time. And if you lost your smartphone, the data is intact on cloud server and downloadable when you access it through another phone.

10. When someone who has access to the doors left a company, how can we manage the access because everything is on her/his phone?

Oh! You don’t need to worry about this. The Admin/Owner can easily disable or remove this person’s access because eventually this person doesn’t own the doors, they were added as one of the users. Therefore, that privilege can be easily revoked by the owner at anytime.

11. To use TimeTec Security App, we need to pair Bluetooth to TimeTec BLE-2. If I want to add users to access some doors of mine, do I need to help them pair their smartphones one-by-one before they can use it?

Definitely troublesome if it’s true, isn’t it? Don’t worry, you don’t need to guide them. All you need to do is to setup TimeTec BLE-2 and Bluetooth connection during the initial setup. And you need to create accounts for all users via their email addresses. The system will then send an email to them to guide them how to download the mobile app and create their login password. Therefore, when one of the users login into the App, he/she can access the doors assigned to him/her instantly.

12. Is it easy to use this App? Is it intuitive or I need to attend a training to master it?

Let me show you some UIs of the App and you be the judge. TimeTec Security has been designed simple and user-friendly, suitable for all ages.

13. I’m a jetsetter and I need someone to access my office to water my plants and keep it clean. How can TimeTec Security cater to my need?

Easy, you can setup the access rules by selecting time duration and doors to access and send this temporary pass from the App to the person you want to give authorization. That person however, is required to install TimeTec Security App, create an account using the same email address authorized for him. Once done, he/she can login into App to use the temporary pass. This pass is on temporary basis and the person can only access within the permitted duration only, and it’s not transferable to other party.

14. How large is this TimeTec BLE-2 and how would it looks on my door?

The TimeTec BLE-2’s size smaller than the palm of your hand and it will be installed above the ceiling or concealed inside a casing, not visible to the public eye. Hence, it will not ruin your aesthetics, and the only way you know it’s there is when you see the TimeTec Security’s subtle sticker on your door.

15. What is EpiCamera in the App? Do you supply camera with this App?

EpiCamera is our Smart Surveillance product, and it is one of the three categories we offered in TimeTec Security App besides Smart Access and Smart Alarm. Epicamera can work standalone or interactive perfectly with Smart Access and Smart Alarm to improve security. For instance, Administrator can configure to pair and interact Epicamera E17S with BLE-2 Smart Access to record image whenever there is an access activity for some particular doors or barrier gate. Currently we supply two models of camera, E16s and E17s. Go to these links for more information: https://www.timetecsecurity.com/e16s and https://www.timetecsecurity.com/e17s. Extra cloud storage for Epicamera can be purchased in App.