COSEC ARGO Contents

Know your COSEC ARGO 3

What your Package Contains 7
Preparation for Installation 7
Installation Instruction - Wall Mounting 9
Installation Instruction - Flush Mounting 15
Connecting the Cables 21
Configuring the Settings from ARGO 24
Configuring the Settings from ARGO Web Page 29
Technical Specification 33

Please read this guide first for correct installation and retain
it for future reference. The information in this guide has been
authenticated at the time of publication. However, Matrix
Comsec reserves the right to make changes in product
design and specifications without prior notice.

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 Know your COSEC ARGO Figure 3: Rear View

The COSEC ARGO is available in three different variants as follows:

1) COSEC ARGO FACEE

2) COSEC ARGO FACEM
3) COSEC ARGO FACEI

Figure 1: Front View

Touch Screen
Display

RGB Camera

IR Camera Figure 2: Bottom View

IR LED

Mounting Screw Hole

Back Plate or
Wall Mounting Plate

Flush
Mounting
Plate
Knock Out Area

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 Pre-Installation Safety Instruction Figure 6
1. Do not install the device in extremely hot temperature or under direct
Sunlight on turnstile or at extra bright places. This may affect the LCD
and Camera sensor of device. You can do indoor installation or on the
turnstile under the roof as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4

120cm - 130cm
30cm
120cm

5. Do not install on unstable surfaces, near volatile inflammable materials,

areas where volatile gas is created, where ferromagnetic field or noise is
2. You can mount the device on a flat surface such as a wall or near the induced, where static is created, such as desks made of plastics, carpets.
elevator, close to the access point (door) with surface wiring or
concealed wiring as shown in Figure 5. 6. As Device is IP65* certified, it is dust and splash proof but direct contact
of water droplets on lens can affect the FR performance of the device,
3. Recommended height of the device from ground level is upto 120cm- hence do not install the device in outdoor areas which may be exposed
130cm maximum as shown in Figure 6. to rain. You can do indoor installation or on the turnstile under the roof as
shown in Figure 7.
4. Minimum recommended distance of the user’s face from the camera
of the device is 30cm while maximum recommended is 120cm as shown Figure 7
in Figure 6.
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 The Flush Mounting plate is available in the package. This plate will be
Built In Cameras •
required for Flush Mounting of COSEC ARGO. For details see
• For providing efficient Face Recognition, two Cameras are used in Installation Instructions for Flush Mounting.
COSEC ARGO.
Wall Mounting: Select a location. It must be a flat surface such as wall,
• These Cameras are 2MP with Focal length of 2.8mm. The Cameras close to the access point (door).
detect liveness and capture user images. The captured image is used
to identify user for Time and Attendance Management. Flush Mounting: Select a wooden door or a location where the duct can
be made. The rectangular duct has to be made in the wooden door in
which Flush Mounting plate will be installed.
What your Package Contains For Concealed wiring in Wall Mounting/Flush Mounting, first draw out
1) COSEC ARGO Unit 7) Power Adapter 12VDC,2A sufficient length of the cables from the hole of the mounting plate.
2) Flush Mounting Plate 8) Power Supply Cable (with DC Jack)
3) Wall Mounting Plate 9) EM Lock Cable For Non-concealed wiring in Wall Mounting; the knock -out area has to
4) Four Screws M5/25 10) External Reader Cable be removed from outside by pressing on the bottom duct as shown
5) Four Screw Grips 11) Flush Mounting Template in Figure 2.
6) Overswing Diode
The connection of EM Lock must be done using the diode for Back
Preparation for Installation EMF protection.
Before Wall Mounting and Flush Mounting of COSEC ARGO follow below
instructions.

• Remove the mounting screw from mounting screw hole at the bottom
of device as shown in Figure 2. The screw will be required to fix the
device after Wall Mounting or Flush Mounting.

• Slide the back plate downwards to unlock the device from the
mounting hook and then remove it by pulling it outwards. This back
plate servers as the Wall Mounting plate. For details see Installation
Instructions for Wall Mounting.

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 Installation Instruction: Wall Mounting Step 2: Drill the screw holes along the traced markings. Fix Wall
Mounting plate with the supplied screws. Tighten the screws with a
Step 1: Place the Wall Mounting plate and trace screw holes 1 screw driver.
and 2 on the wall where the device is to be installed.

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 Step 3: Connect the cables of the COSEC ARGO unit and lead all • Keep all the cables parallel to the side of the COSEC ARGO
the cables through the duct of the Wall Mounting plate into the body in such a way that it should not cover the back
electrical box recessed in the wall i.e. concealed wiring or through portion of the unit as illustrated in figure below.
the bottom of the device in non-concealed wiring. • Radially curve all the cables and lead it through the duct to fit
the wall mounting plate easily with COSEC ARGO.

Duct for Concealed

Wiring

Cable
Connectors

Mounting
Slots

Knock Out Area

for Non-Concealed Wiring

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 Step 4: Align COSEC ARGO on the mounting plate and hook Step 5: Insert the mounting screw into the mounting screw hole
it into the mounting slot. Press the bottom side inwards to lock at the bottom of the device. Tighten the screw to complete the
it in place. Wall Mounting.

Mounting
Screw

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 Installation Instruction: Flush Mounting Step 2: Place and fix the Flush Mounting plate with the supplied
screws. Tighten the screws with a screw driver.
Step 1: Place the Flush Mounting Template on the desired
installation surface.
Figure 9
• Mark the area along the dotted line and trace the four screw
holes (say A,B,C,D) on the wall as shown in Figure 7.
• Now drill the dotted line area and four screw holes (say
A,B,C,D) on the wall as illustrated in Figure 8.
Flush Mounting
Plate

Figure 7 Figure 8
A B

Flush Mounting
Template
B
A

C D
D
C

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 Step 3: Connect the cables of the COSEC ARGO unit and lead • Keep all the cables parallel to the side of the COSEC ARGO
all the cables through the Flush Mounting plate into the FACE body in such a way that it should not cover the back
electrical box recessed in the wall. portion of the unit as illustrated in the figure below.
• Radially curve all the cables and lead it through the duct to
fit the flush mounting plate easily with COSEC ARGO.
Figure 10

Figure 11
Mounting
Slots

Cable
Connectors

Mounting
Screw hole

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 Step 4: Align COSEC ARGO with the Flush Mounting plate and Step 5: Insert the mounting screw into the mounting screw hole
hook it into the mounting slot. Press the bottom side at the bottom of the device. Tighten the screw to complete the
inwards to lock it in place. Flush Mounting.

Figure 12 Figure 13

Mounting Screw

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 Connecting the Cables
Figure 15
• For Concealed wiring; first draw out sufficient length of the
cables from the hole you have made on the mounting F Micro USB
surface. G connector cable
EM Lock Cable
Ethernet Cable
• Connect the Power, External Reader and EM Lock cable
assemblies to the 20 PIN connector affixed on the back side
of the COSEC ARGO Unit.

• Connect the Ethernet Cable to the LAN port.

Power
Cable
• Connect the micro USB port to the Printer or Broadband
dongle. If required, use a micro USB cable extender. External Reader Cable
(8 Pin to 15 Pin connector)

Figure 14 Figure 16
External Reader
1 GND- Black
Power 2 GND- Black
1 DATA 0- Green 3 GND LOCK- Black
2 DATA 1- White 4 EXIT SWITCH -White
1 GND- Black 3 BEEPER- Yellow
CN1 CN3 5+12V LOCK- Red
2+12VDC IN- Red CN2
4 GREEN LED- Orange 6 GND- Black
5 GND- Black 7 LOCK RLY NO -Yellow
6 RS 232 RX- Pink 8 DOOR STATUS- White
Diode 9 LOCK RLY NC-Dark Blue
7 +12V RDR- Red
8 RS 232 TX- Grey 10 LOCK RLY COM -Light Brown

EM Lock

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 Diode Connection for Back EMF Protection Configuring the Settings from ARGOFACE
Relay Relay Assigning IP/ Server Address to Device (For first time user only)
Pin 1 Pin 2

Cathode
+
EM
Power -

Anode Lock

Reverse biased
Diode

GND

• Connect the Overswing diode in reverse biased condition

parallel to the EM Lock for better lifetime contact and to Figure 17: Set IP Address Figure 18: Set Server Address
protect the device from inductive kickback. (Static/ Dynamic) (COSEC CENTRA)

In case of COSEC VYOM

Figure 19: Tap Switch to VYOM Figure 20: Tenant ID (COSEC VYOM)

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 Setting the Device and Server Address from Menu

Figure 23: Tap Admin Figure 24: Tap Settings

Figure 21: Tap Menu Figure 22: Enter Password

If you are logging in for the first time, you need to set the
Password in Choose New Password and confirm the
same in Confirm New Password.

Figure 26: Set the LAN Configurations Figure 25: Tap LAN

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 Checking the Connectivity Status
Device is Connected Device is Disconnected

Figure 27: Tap Server Figure 28: Set the Server Configurations
(COSEC CENTRA)

In case of COSEC VYOM

Figure 31: Tap About Device Figure 32: Tap Connectivity

Figure 29: Select Server as VYOM Figure 30: Set the Server Configurations
(COSEC VYOM)

Figure 33: Connectivity Status

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 If you enable the Auto Add New Devices check box in the • Click Basic Profile and select the desired Server Connection –
Server (Admin Module > System Configuration > Global COSEC CENTRA or COSEC VYOM, see Figure 35.
Policy > Device) the device will be added automatically. You
can also add the device later manually.The Status will be
online only if the Device is added in the Server.
Figure 35

Make sure the Monitor Service is running.

Configuring the Settings from ARGO FACE Web Page

• Open the Web Browser in your computer.
• Enter the IP Address of the COSEC ARGO,
default: http://192.168.50.1 in the address bar of the browser
and press the Enter key on your computer keyboard.
• The Login page appears as shown in Figure 34. Enter the
default User Name as Admin. You need to set the password,
hence enter the desired password in New Password and re-
enter the same in Confirm Password.
• Click Login. • Click Server Settings.

Figure 34 For COSEC CENTRA

• Enter the COSEC Server Address and Port in URL, see Figure
36.
• Click the Submit button, the Web Server URL (Address) will
be fetched automatically. If required change the URL and
Directory Name as per your Server Settings.

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 Figure 36 Figure 37

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For COSEC VYOM

• Enter the Tenant ID, for example see Figure 37.

• Click the Submit button, the Web Server URL (Address) and
Directory Name will be fetched automatically from the Server
which cannot be modified, see Figure 37.

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 Technical Specification Technical Specification
Event Buffer 5,00,000 Built In WiFi Yes (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n)
Input Power 12V DC @2A and PoE Built In Yes
Credential Face, PIN, Card, BLE Bluetooth
Support Built In USB Yes
Reader Power Max 12V DC @0.250A Operating 0 °C to +50 °C
Output Temperature
Reader Interface RS 232 and Wiegand Dimensions 186mm x 74mm x 50mm (Wall Mount)
Type (H x W x D) 186mm x 74mm x 16mm (Flush Mount)
Door Lock Max 30V DC @2A Weight 0.550 Kg (Product Only)
Relay 1.2 Kg (Product with Accessories)
Door Lock POE Power: [email protected]
Power Adapter Power: [email protected] RF Option(Card)

Built In PoE PoE (IEEE 802.3 af) ARGO FACEE ARGO FACEM ARGO FACEI
Display 3.5 inch Capacitive IPS touch screen HID I Class,
MIFARE
R
EM Prox
with Gorilla glass 3.0; / Desfire / NFC HID Prox, EM Prox
Resolution: 480x320 pixels (HVGA) and
User Capacity 50,000 Desfire/ NFC/
MIFARE
R

Communication Mobile Broadband, Ethernet and WiFi

Port

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 FCC Compliance Disposal Of Product After End-Of-Life
This device complies with part15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC
the following two conditions:
The product refered is covered by the waste Electrical and
1. This device may not cause harmful interference. Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive and must be disposed of
2. This device must accept any interference received, including in a responsible manner.
interference that may cause undesired operation.
At the end of product life cycle; batteries, soldered boards,
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of
Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. metal components and plastic components must be disposed
through recyclers.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial If you are unable to dispose-off the products or unable to locate
environment. e-waste recyclers, you may return the products to Matrix Return
Material Authorization (RMA) department.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference Copyright
in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his All rights reserved. No part of this document may be copied or
own expense.
reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written
Warning consent of Matrix Comsec.
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may
cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take Warranty
adequate measures. Limited Warranty. Valid only if primary protection is provided,
mains supply is within limit and protected, and environment
FCC conditions are maintained within product specifications. Complete
warranty statement is available on our website:
www.matrixaccesscontrol.com
* Certification in - Progress.

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 Warning
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate the equipment.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:

1. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

2. This equipment complies with RF radiation exposure

limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.

3.This equipment should be installed and operated with

minimum distance 20cm between the radiator& your
body.

MATRIX COMSEC PVT. LTD.

Head Office

V.1, June ‘2021

394-GIDC, Makarpura, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390010, India
Ph: (+91)1800-258-7747
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