ekey dLine Gateway – Open front door via smartphone – keyless access

ekey dLine Gateway: keyless door opening with your smartphone – secure, simple & convenient

With the ekey dLine gateway, your front door becomes an intelligent access solution for modern living. You open your front door via smartphone and replace the classic key with a keyless, digital door opening with additional smart functions.

The ekey dLine gateway is invisibly integrated directly into the door leaf and is compatible with all common electromechanical motorized locks. You can control your keyless door opening easily and intuitively via the ekey bionyx app – without any operating instructions.

In addition, the ekey dLine gateway offers numerous smart home functions such as remote opening via app, push notifications when the door is opened and connection to Amazon Alexa and other smart home systems. This means you benefit from greater convenience, security and flexibility in your everyday life. The ekey dLine gateway is a future-proof solution for the smart front door: invisibly integrated, secure in operation and easy to use.

The most important facts in brief

  • Open the door with your smartphone – without a key
  • Invisible installation in the door leaf
  • End-to-end encrypted communication (security level like online banking)
  • Smart additional functions: Remote opening, push notifications, time slots & Amazon Alexa voice control (see Plus Mode for details)
  • Extendable for smart home systems such as KNX, Loxone, Somfy and much more (For details see Plus Mode)

ekey dLine Gateway – flexible integration

Integrated into new doors ex works – available from numerous door manufacturers.

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The new ekey dLine gateway – smart upgrade when buying a door

When buying a new front door, it’s worth upgrading to the ekey dLine gateway right away. In future, you can open your door conveniently via smartphone and simply leave the classic key at home. The ekey dLine Gateway is installed invisibly in the door directly by the door manufacturer. You trigger the door opening via smartphone – the securely installed control unit is tamper-proof. This prevents unauthorized opening – magnets don’t stand a chance.

What advantages does the ekey dLine gateway offer?

Simply open the door with your smartphone – without a key, code or card. Whether it’s for sports, a walk or an evening date: enjoy the freedom of being able to set off with just your smartphone as your everyday companion.

The advantages

  • Unlocking without a key, code or card
  • The smartphone is always with you as an everyday companion

Anyone building or renovating needs flexible solutions. With the ekey gateway, functions and users can be added at any time. Up to 20 devices can be administered and controlled centrally via the ekey bionyx app – e.g. various access points via smartphone or fingerprint scanners.

The advantages

  • You do not have to determine the scope of your access control system in advance
  • Flexibly add functions and users at any time
  • Administration of up to 20 devices in one system
  • Central control of all access points via an app

Conveniently unlock the door with your smartphone while on the move. This means you can open the door for your trusted tradesman while you are still on your way home. Or spontaneously unlock the door for a friend to borrow the pressure washer – even if you’re on vacation.

The advantages

  • Unlock the door even when you’re on the go
  • More flexibility in your everyday life
  • No more tedious drives home to unlock your door
  • Everything under control with one app — even remotely

Put an end to uncertainty! You automatically receive a message on your smartphone as soon as the door is opened with your smartphone. This is particularly practical when you’re on vacation: you’ll know as soon as the neighbors or in-laws enter the house to water the plants or feed the cat.

The advantages

  • Notification on your smartphone — if you wish — when the door opens
  • Always well informed — even when you’re on the go
  • Be reassured that a trusted person is looking after plants and pets during your vacation

You are expecting a visit from friends, but you have your hands full at the moment. You do not have to rush to the door when the doorbell rings. A short “Alexa, open the door!” is enough and your guests can enter the house. To do this, simply connect your ekey system to the Alexa virtual assistant from Amazon.

The advantages

  • Open the front door conveniently with a voice command
  • No need to rush to the door every time the bell rings
  • Being able to open the door even when you are busy or don’t have your hands free
  • No need to open the door with dirty hands

With your ekey access control system, you can define authorizations for individual persons. For example, you can define certain days and times when your domestic help is granted access. You define and administer the authorizations via the app and maintain an overview.

The advantages

  • You determine who enters your home and when
  • Grant temporary access authorizations for service providers
  • Access log shows the activities of the last 30 days on request

How does the ekey bionyx app enable simple system management?

The ekey dLine gateway is conveniently administered with the ekey bionyx app via a smartphone or tablet. Authorizations for users are assigned there and different roles are allocated. The app also provides an access log and triggers smart functions such as push notifications or remote opening. All devices, access areas, functions and users are always kept in view.

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What two operating modes does the ekey bionyx app offer?

Activation of the ekey system is intuitive via the ekey bionyx app with the choice between Local Mode and Plus Mode. In Local Mode, all basic functions are available in just a few steps, without an Internet/WLAN network. The basic functions can be expanded via Plus Mode. Registration and Internet/WLAN are required for the additional smart features.

Local Mode

Without Internet/WLAN

Plus Mode (available Q4/2026)

With smart functions

✓ Open with smartphone near the door
✓ Intuitive administration with smartphone (e.g. users, devices)
✓ Up to 20 users
✓ Firmware updates

✓ All basic functions from local mode
✓ Remote opening via smartphone
✓ Push notifications when the door is opened
✓ Time slots (e.g. person X: access Wednesday, 09:00 to 13:00)
✓ Administer up to 20 devices (fingerprint scanners or gateway) centrally in the app
✓ Remote administration of authorizations
✓ Access log for 30 days (activate/deactivate and delete)
✓ Amazon Alexa connection
✓ Smart home connectivity (HTTP(S) requests, APPMODULE, REST API)
✓ Data backup of the device configuration
✓ Remote support

Extensions in Plus Mode

(subject to a charge)

+ Extendable to up to 100 users

Where is the ekey dLine gateway available?

Many well-known door manufacturers integrate the ekey dLine gateway ex works – for keyless access directly in your door.

Connection to the smart home

With the ekey dLine gateway, intelligent building use starts as soon as you get home thanks to smart functions: Open the door and trigger various actions.

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For B2B customers

We appreciate your interest and will be happy to provide you with advice and assistance. Find out more now on our website or contact us by email or telephone. Discover a future-proof solution for smart door opening via smartphone with the ekey dLine gateway.