Vivint is one of the best Home Security System companies that offer smart home services as well as smart home equipment such as door locks. Vivint door locks are somehow easy because you can program the locks to open for certain numbers of people like family members without having to issue many copies of a physical key that may get misplaced. Certainly, if you possess one of the Vivint smart locks in your home, you may require an understanding of how to change the entry codes after some time. It is quite simple to change the Vivint door lock codes and below are some of the procedures to follow when setting new codes for the master code or specific user codes. This article will provide you with the steps to follow if you want to alter some codes for your Vivint smart lock.

The last method involves changing the Master Code through the Vivint App. This is the number one passcode that can create other codes for your Vivint door lock, and it is commonly referred to as the master code. In case you wish to change the code for your Vivint system, it can be done through the Vivint application. 

  1. Open the Vivint app on your mobile device and then click on the option that allows you to log in to your account. Tap the icon which is located in the upper left corner of the screen; it is a menu icon.
  2. When you are on the home page, click on the Services link and then choose Door Locks from the drop-down list. This will display all the Vivint door locks within your system to give you an idea of what is out there.
  3. Press the desired lock button on the Schlage Encode Smart Wi-Fi Deadbolt for which you wish to change the master code. This will open the lock settings as per the instructions provided in the previous steps.
  4. Slide down the screen and click on the “Change Master PIN” tab.
  5. At this stage, you should enter the current master code when the prompt is displayed. You can then type in a new 4-8 digit master PIN code of your choice and then retype it to confirm.
  6. To save the new master code the user needs to press the Submit button.

This will assist you in unlocking the Vivint door lock by using the new master code you are going to create. You should also use this new code when setting up or modifying other entry codes for that lock here onward.

Modify the User Access Codes using the Vivint App Apart from the master code you can program various other entry codes for other people like relatives, friends, or pet sitters and they usually range between 4 to 8 digits. Here are the steps to change a standard user entry code from the Vivint app: 

  1. Go into the Vivint app and log in, then go to the Door Locks tab on the navigation menu.
  2. Go to the lock and click on the button ‘Assign PINs’ if you want to change the code for that lock.
  3. Click the square on the code that you want to alter. Press the ‘X’ button to eliminate the previous 4 to 8-digit code and input a new one.
  4. Press Update when done to complete the alterations and save them.

Finally, the user can enter your home, and to unlock the door you simply enter the new entry code into the keypad of the Vivint door lock. Continue with the steps to program any other new codes.

The change codes at the Vivint door lock keypad are as follows: For the users who can never use the Vivint application, codes can also be programmed, deleted, and even modified using the smart lock keypad. 

  1. Press the master code in use presently to the lock keypad.
  2. Press and hold the zero key for 3 seconds and once the LED light starts blinking in red color release the zero key.
  3. Type in the 4-digit slot number of the code you’d like to change.
  4. Program the new 4–8 digit entry code with the desired entry code. The LED light will turn green to confirm the input was made successfully.
  5. To erase a code instead, input 0000 in step 4.
  6. To leave programming mode, one has to press the star * button on the keypad.

It is important to understand that if codes are changed at the keypad itself the changes will go automatically to the cloud system of Vivint in 1-2 minutes. At that point, any changes will also be seen on the part of the Vivint app that is being developed.

Conclusion

It is essential to be able to change the codes for your Vivint smart door lock entry since this helps in controlling access to your home as well as security. Whether programming a new master code or generating new codes for the caregivers or other members of the household, the Vivint and the door lock keypad offer clearly understood ways of programming the codes. Oh yes, just remember to ensure that you save all the codes you have given out to different people and change them when the need arises. Vivint has made it possible for you to control how people can access your home thanks to; flexible access settings.

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