Clicker Garage Door Openers

Defining A Clicker Garage Door Opener

You are, of course,  familiar with garage door openers. After all, they have been around for almost one hundred years.

However, you may not be well educated when it comes to a clicker garage door opener. What is it? How is it used? How do you choose one?

So What Is a Clicker?

A clicker is actually a remote device that allows you to open and close your garage doors. It works with an opener receive, which would then be attached to your garage. Both operate to a signal that they could understand.

Clickers have gone a long way. They have been around almost the same time that garage door openers were introduced into every home. The concept of it is very simple. It offers security to those who want to keep their garage doors locked at all times. Unless the clicker is pressed, which then signals the door to open, then no intruder would be able to open the door.

Here's the Problem

There's a huge issue on clickers, however. You see, clickers are universal. This means that they can work in almost any type of garage door openers. Moreover, the frequency signals are almost the same. It's still easy for someone to buy a clicker, use it in your garage door, and find an access directly to your car and even into your home.

Manufacturers therefore had to offer something more to their customers. They decided to add DIP switches. These switches could allow home owners to change the frequency signals of their clickers. They are normally found at the circuit board.

There are a lot of switches to deal with, which could be confusing and time-consuming. You also need to add them to both the receiver and the clicker, such as in their back or battery compartment. This way, there would be no one else who could touch the switches. Yet there's still trouble. The intruders or thieves could simply using radio scanning devices to decipher the codes used.

The Best Solution So Far

Fortunately, technology has caught up, and manufacturers are now able to devise a way of enhancing the security features of the clicker. One of the best solutions was the use of codes.

This means that rather than using mere frequency signals, you're going to add PINs and other secret digits that would automatically change every time you're going to press the clicker. This system is called the rolling codes.

In rolling or hopping codes, the combination on the clicker would change, but that of the receiver doesn't. What it does is to scan the possible combination of numbers ahead. You can also program the clicker wirelessly, which means it's very convenient for you to change codes on your own.

The design of clickers has also been improved. Manufacturers added backlights, so you can see the controls or buttons in the darkness. They are also made to be waterproof. Even if they are drenched in rain or submerged in water, they would still work. Lastly, clickers can work in several brands.