Chamberlain 942FP Wireless Fingerprint Keyless Entry

by Chamberlain

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Universal Biometric Fingerprint Keypad

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Chamberlain 942FP Fingerprint Keyless Entry

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.5 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00169YVFO
• Item model number: 942FP
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,376 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works as described. Great Unit for kids, October 14, 2009

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UNIX Guru "UNIX Guru" (Anaheim,CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chamberlain 942FP Wireless Fingerprint Keyless Entry (Tools & Home Improvement)

Homedepot had a great online deal for October 2009. Purchased for $18+ shipping and tax.

Easy install. Programmed the fingerprint's of my children between the ages of 5 to 10 years old . My 3 year old's finger would not register, I think his finger was just too small.

Basically it comes in 2 pieces. One is the base unit powered by 120V AC and you will need to hard wire it to your garage door opener. Ample wire is supplied for the job. You will need a screw driver and wire strippers.

The second piece is you wireless remote door opener. This is where you scan the fingerprint you wish registered to open your garage door. It states you can add 10 finger prints . I entered 5 fingerprints and they all worked as required. When you register a fingerprint you need to scan the fingerprint 3 times.

To program the remote to the base unit you will need to press a button on the base unit and run your fingerprint on the remote.

I called my neighbor to try and scan his fingerprint and sure enough the unit denied his entry attempt.

So I am a happy chapee.. Such Great deal for such a solid product. No numbersto remember!!!

Another reviewer reports that this unit is not secure because a intruder can perform a so called *factory-reset* on the outside door remote and gain entrance to the garage. This is simply not true and is unfair to the product.

Once you reset the remote unit you will need to re-program the remote to the base unit which in that case requires you to be already -inside- the garage. The factory reset potion renders your outside wireless door opener useless and your garage door will stays closed. That reviewer to be fair should retract the portion of his/her review.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I like it..., November 9, 2009

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gargoyle (Northern Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chamberlain 942FP Wireless Fingerprint Keyless Entry (Tools & Home Improvement)

Happy enough with the first one that I ordered another (not thru Amazon - please don't tell :# - but I use their reviews, and buy stuff here frequently, so I'd like to contribute#. UNIX Guru is right, I see no serious security issues. Codes #fingerprints) could be dumped from outside but not reset without resetting the box inside. If MSB has that unit outdoors, he/she did not install it properly. Regardless, I think MSB is wrong, too. Also, know that the indoor unit #which plugs in to house current) provides an additional opening button, so with an outlet near the overhead door, I no longer have to walk across the garage to open or close it. I do have some concern as to how well this thing will work in the extreme hot and cold. It also seemed once to dump all of the codes (fingerprints) for some unknown reason, requiring a complete reset. Time (and temp) will tell how it hold up, but so far, so good.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Opener, July 7, 2010

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Nicky - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Chamberlain 942FP Wireless Fingerprint Keyless Entry (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a great device for families with children. Easy to use, I don't need a key when walking the dogs or going out and about in the neighborhood. Also love the fact that my kids won't get locked out. Easy to install and program. Only took about 10 minutes to get it up and running.