Gogogate2 Garage Door Opener (GGG2-01W-AU-101)

Relatively easy install. I bought specifically for the purpose of both my driveway gate and garage door opening when I arrive home, Seduced by IFTTT compatibility. Only to find that every door required a gogogate sensor to be bought also, otherwise, it can not tell if the door is opened or closed. Be aware the sensors only come with 15m cables. Once this has been overcome, the reliability of the doors operating automatically when I return home, as expected is sporadic at best. They do close easily enough when I leave but not when I arrive. Still trouble shooting the root cause of this. But essentially the gogogate openers does what it claims do, which is open your doors from your smart phone, provided you buy the additional sensors.

Great product works as described

The gogogate 2 arrives in a tidy box and has few parts to it. Installation instructions found on the gogogate website are great and thorough, describing in clear English with use of visual prompts. After setup of the Gogogate application on your phone and connecting the unit to your home wifi network, you move on to the physical installation of the device. Again this quite a simple task thanks to the instructions provided. All wires are pre-wired and have simple connections suitable for gogogate's own wired sensors or battery operated wireless sensors. Attaching a suitable door open/close switch as a sensor is straight forward, a suitable 12v reed switch and 24AWG wire was appropriate for my single roller door application. The unit functions very well and can be controlled remotely via mobile internet on your smartphone or your work computer for example Email alerts are sent whenever the door is operated, also you receive email reminders when it has been left open. Time stamped operational history can also be useful. I have peace of mind knowing if I have left the house I can confirm the garage door is closed. Email alerts are particularly handy as notifications in the event the garage door opener button has been accidentally pressed while in my pocket around the house. I can open the garage door for any deliveries to be left securely even when no one is home.

Hardware Installation was fairly straight forward and anyone with even a small amount of handyman skills and knowledge of wiring will have no problems. Software installation was straightforward but the interface could use a few tweaks - the font size is tiny, the identification number should be copy and pastable etc. The app works quite well. The button for open and closing the door is too small. Interface with ifttt was straightforward and seems to work reasonably well. Any issues seem to be with ifttt and my older phone rather than gogogate.

We love of Gogogate2, it makes coming and leaving our house so easy and knowing when the door is left open give so much peace of mind. You simply close it and know the state of your home. No more turning back to check the door. I do wish they told you more online of what you actually need and hw to setup with the different door opener types. But a little searching and you find it. Do recommend buying the tilt sensors and camera as a package, it just completes the job. 👍