Campus Vision - Installation Request
- Gianna Goodermuth
- Liz Christopher
Use this document only if your department would like to install Campus Vision screens in your space.
If you would like to post announcements on Campus Vision, please contact reevemarketing@uwosh.edu or umc@uwosh.edu.
Introduction
Think of Campus Vision as a sophisticated digital billboard system. It is a networked digital signage system capable of displaying video, graphic, and text-based content to many screens, which can be located anywhere on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campuses.
The system allows Student Organizations and University Departments to create and upload messages containing video and still graphics and allows the ability to display them by time of day (ex. 12-2pm), date range (ex. March 9th-April 5th) and building name (ex. Reeve, SRWC, Dempsey, etc).
System Design
The backbone of the Campus Vision system is a technology called SignageSuite The SignageSuite system at UW Oshkosh includes one central Server that hosts all the playlists, schedules, and content, Player PCs and digital displays. There is usually one Player PC per building or department, which feeds video to all the screens in that building or department. We also use a cable channel (75.1) to display content in public areas.
Overview of the Campus Vision Request Procedure
Your department rep creates a Digital Signage Request in the IT Service Portal or contacts the IT Help Desk at 424-3020 or helpdesk@uwosh.edu, mentions that it’s a request for Campus Vision, and provides the following information:
What is the proposed screen location? - if the location is in a public space, this may be turned into a project request through Facilities Management
Is there power and a data and/or cable jack at the proposed screen location?
What is the desired screen size? (55” has been the standard)
Does your department want to display its own content or just have the Campus content displayed?
Does your department have a budget for this request?
Once information is gathered and assessed, quotes will be provided to the department. It is the departments responsibility to purchase all equipment and notify the help desk when it arrives in order to coordinate installation.
Prior to installation, any power, data, or cable that is needed in the screen installation location will need to be coordinated with Facilities Management for power and IT Networking for data/cable.
Once equipment has been reviewed/set up by IT, a work order will need to be placed with Facilities Management to hang the wall mount and screen. Once that is complete, IT will finish the install and provide training to staff that would be posting content.
Please note: If a player PC and license is purchased to display departmental content, there is an annual Software Maintenance Agreement cost that is to be covered by the department. This cost is generally around $180 per player annually.