
InstallingDoorSense™AugustSmart
Lock
First,decidehowyouwouldliketoinstalltheDoorSense.Augustprovidestwooptionsfor
installation:asurfacemountandaflushmountinstallation.Thesurfacemountinstallation
requirestheuseofascrewdriveronly.Theflushmountinstallationwillprovideacleanerand
lessvisiblelookwithmorerobustperformance,butdoesrequiredrillinga⅝”holeintoyourdoor
frame.
SurfaceMountInstallation
TheDoorSensewillcomepartiallyassembledforthesurfacemountinstallationwiththemagnet
enclosureinsidethehousingandyouwillonlyneedascrewdriverforthisinstallation.

What’sinthebox

Whatyou’llneedtoprovide
1.Determinemountinglocation
Foroptimalperformance,DoorSenseshouldbemountedwithin1.5inchesfrom
theedgeofyourdoorframe,andwithin1.5inchesfromthetopoftheextended
deadbolt.

NOTE:Ifyoudonothaveaflatdoorframeoryouhaveaperpendicularwalldirectlynexttoyour
door,theDoorSensecanbealternativelyinstalledontheperpendicularwall.Thedeadbolt
shouldstillbeusedasaguidefortherecommendedheightoftheDoorSenseinstallation.
2.Attachmountingtape
Removeonesideoftheadhesivebacking.AttachtothebackofyourDoorSense,
makingsuretoaligntheedgesandscrewholes.Removetheothersideoftheadhesive
backing.

3.Placeondoorframe
PresstheadhesivesideoftheDoorSenseonyourframeintheproperidentifiedmounting
position.Makesuretoalignthepillshapevertically.

4.Screwintoframe
HandtightenyourDoorSensetotheframeusingtheincludedscrews.
Youmaywishtocompletethisstepuntilafteryourlockissetupandcalibratedtoensurethat
youareabletoretrieveaccuratedoorstatereadingsbeforemodifyingyourdoorframe.

5.Attachthecover
PressthecoverontotheDoorSenseUnit.

CalibrateyourLock
Oncethelockissetup,navigatetotheLockSettingsandselectCalibrateLockandselect
LOCKANDDOORSENSE.Followtheinstructionsintheappuntilyouhavesuccessfully
calibratedyourAugustSmartLockandDoorSensetogether.
Openandclosethedoorandvalidatethatthedoorstateisaccurate.Ifitisnotaccurateorthe
calibrationwasunsuccessful,relocatetheDoorSensehousingclosertotheAugustSmartLock
andgothroughthecalibrationprocessagainuntilyougetaccurateresults.
Ifyouelectedtonotinsertthescrewsintothedoorframe,gobackandinsertthescrewsintothe
housingandsecurethemintoyourdoorframeorwallandplacethecoveroverthehousing.
Ifyounoticethatyourreadingsarenotaccurateovertime,performanotherDoorState
Calibrationtoseeimprovedperformance.

FlushMountInstallation
Youwillneedadrillanda⅝”drillbitforthisinstallation.
Ifyourdoorframeishollowmetal,asurfacemountinstallationisthepreferredmethod.Ifyoudo
choosetoflushmounttheDoorSenseunit,takeextremecarenottodrilltheholetoolargeasto
letthemagnetassemblyfallinside.

What’sinthebox

Whatyou’llneedtoprovide
1.Removemagnetfromhousing
Usingasmallbluntobject,pushthemagnetcarrierfromthehousingthroughthe
centerhole.Thismayrequiresomeforce.

2.Assemblemagnettocap
Exposetheadhesivebyremovingthebluebacking.Pressthecapontothe
notchedsideofthemagnetcarrier.Thetwoshapesshouldinterlock.

3.Determinemountinglocation
DoorSense™willbeflushmountedintotheframeofyourdoor,soyourSmartLockswings
awaywhenthedoorisopened.

DoorSenseshouldbemountednomorethan1.5inchesfromthetopedgeofyourdeadbolt
strikeplate,centeredontheframe.

4.Tapedrillbit
Itmaybehelpfultoattachtapetoyourdrillbittomarktheproperdepthofholetodrill.
DoorSenserequiresa1/2inchdeephole,butitmayhelptousetheassembledDoorSenseasa
guide.

5.Drillhole
Drilltheholeintheproperlocationonyourdoorframe,keepingthedrillstraightandsteady.

6.InsertDoorSenseintohole
InserttheDoorSenseintothehole.Ifitistoosnugtopushinbyhand,youcanprotecttheframe
withapieceofscrapwoodanduselightblowswithahammerormallet.

Ifyounoticethatyourreadingsarenotaccurateovertime,performanotherDoorState
Calibrationtoseeimprovedperformance.
