Level Door Lock Pairing Guide

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Since you mention AppleKeys I assume you have a lock+ model. If you are on matter then you should be able to use it with Apple and HA and the app.

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but never able to actually get it to pair w/ the codeā€¦

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I am running HA on Ubuntu Server 24.04 in Docker. I was able to get my Level Bolt setup and working (to lock/unlock) in HA via the HomeKit integration, but was not able to find a way to get the keypad or Level Connect to show up. So, it wouldnā€™t work unless I left my server sitting next to the door.

How do you get the keypad and Level Connect bridge set up in HA after getting the Level Bolt setup? Has anybody accomplished this?

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The Bolt is upgradeable to Matter so I would suggest doing that.

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Would this eliminate the need/function of the Level Connect?

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I didnā€™t even know what a Level Connect was - had to hit their website. Yeah, you donā€™t need that thing even without upgrading your Bolt to Matter. You could just use an esphome bluetooth proxy near the lock.

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10-4, thanks for the response! Iā€™ve been brushing up on it all since your first reply and just sent my email to Level to see if my lock is eligible. Apparently thatā€™s the only way you can get the installer (as far as Iā€™ve found at least).

Peese!

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They will find your serial number and push a firmware update down to the app. You will upgrade to matter, then you can pair directly with HA and Apple HK.

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I did the matter upgrade and it was pretty seamless. But, note that you need a compatible Thread / Matter hub to bring the lock with the matter firmware into Home Assistant. It may be cheaper and easier to use a Bluetooth proxy near the lock to bring the device into Home Assistant.

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Excellent, thanks so much for taking time to reply! They just replied and Iā€™m about to read the email now. I have a Google Nest Hub 2nd Gen (listed on Levelā€™s page as compatible). Iā€™ll start with that, and probably add more Matter hubs once I brush up a little more on them.

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Myself, I had an Apple HomeKit house with HomePod minis and a couple Apple TVā€™s. I had to add my existing (Apple) thread network credentials to HomeAssistant so everyone was on the same network and now my thread/matter network is seamlessly awesome.