Method of automatically activating a user code for an electronic lock
View Patent ↗A method of automatically activating a user code for an electronic lock having a keypad entry system is provided. The method includes providing an electronic lock having a keypad, the lock including a factory-set service code and a factory-activated default user code. During installation, the factory-set service code is entered into the keypad and the lock confirms that the entered factory-set service code is valid. The default service code is changed by entering a new service code. When the lock confirms that the new service code is a valid service code, the factory activated user code is automatically activated.
1. A method of automatically activating a default, factory-set user code by an electronic lock having a keypad comprising:
providing an electronic lock having a key pad, said electronic lock having memory including a default, factory-set service code and a default factory set user code, said electronic lock programmed to activate said default factory-set user code when the default, factory-set service code is changed;
entering a service code into the electronic lock via the keypad;
comparing the entered service code to the default, factory-set service code stored in memory by the electronic lock;
if the entered service code is the same as the default, factory-set service code then providing a confirmation signal by the electronic lock that the entered service code is a valid service code;
changing the default, factory-set service code by entering a new service code into the electronic lock via the keypad;
re-entering the new service code into the electronic lock via the keypad;
issuing a confirmation signal by the electronic lock that the re-entered new service code is a valid service code; and
upon providing confirmation that the re-entered new service code is a valid service code, automatically activating the default factory set user code by the electronic lock.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
setting a new user code by entering the default factory activated user code into the electronic lock via the keypad;
if the entered default factory-activated user code is the same as the default factory-activated user code stored in memory then providing a confirmation signal by the electronic lock that the entered user code is a valid user code;
entering the new user code twice into the electronic lock via the keypad;
providing confirmation by the electronic lock that the new user code is a valid new user code.
3. A method of automatically activating a default, factory-set user code by an electronic lock having a keypad comprising:
providing an electronic lock having a key pad, said electronic lock having memory including a default, factory-set service code and a default factory-set user code, said electronic lock programmed to activate said default factory-set user code when the default, factory-set service code is changed.