Space Experience​

Deploy your 3D Digital Maps to interactive digital signage boards and static wayfinding displays.​

Use Cases & Value

Set up the 3D Digital Maps on Webex and non-Webex signage displays, with the option for interactive touchscreen or static display configurations. Allows you to configure signage on all webGL-capable devices.

Building & Floor Occupancy​

  • Add occupancy levels from industry best wireless indoor location services
  • Visualize which floors are the busiest and quietest

Value Delivered: Know which floors are most and least occupied in real-time based on the industry’s best indoor location services platform

Useful to: Workplace Experience Managers, Employees

Environmental Metrics

  • Get peace of mind knowing the space has good air quality
  • Know how comfortable rooms are before you go

Value Delivered: Comfortable and healthy space selection based on real-time environmental metrics

Useful to: Facilities, Workplace Experience Managers, Employees

Room Finder​

  • Save time looking for ad hoc meeting rooms
  • Filter by availability, capacity, and collaboration-readiness
  • Place a room on “hold” so others know the room is taken

Value Delivered: More efficient on-site meetings through real-time occupancy data

Useful to: Workplace Experience Managers, Employees

Simple & Secure Deployment​

  • Deploy your 3D Digital Map to a signage display in seconds
  • A secure application container locked to any display
  • Customizable view per display deployment

Value Delivered: Easily deployed 3D Digital Maps on signage displays

Useful to: IT, Workplace Experience Managers

Step 1: Complete Cisco Spaces Onboarding Process
  • Have an account provisioned on the Cisco Spaces platform. If you don’t have an active account, please email spaces@cisco.com
  • Create user account – Accept invitation from Cisco Spaces & setup password​

Space Manager

Visualize, configure and manage devices in your workspaces using Space Manager​

Once the devices are associated in Space Manager follow the next steps to configure signage using Space Experience. ​​

P.S: The above process needs to be done only once. The steps for Space Manager also Apply for Space Experience.

  • Once the devices are associated in Space Manager follow the next steps to configure signage using Space Experience.
  • Configure signage on Cisco collaboration endpoints and 3rd Party devices.

Part A – Set signage on Webex Devices

  • Log into your Webex Control Hub
  • Navigate to Management > Devices
  • Select the Webex device that you want to configure in Signage Mode.
  • Under the Overview tab, navigate to Configurations > Digital Signage
  • Under Digital Signage configuration – Enable Digital Signage and Enable Interactivity
  • Under Digital Signage services – Select Cisco Spaces and Click Save
  • Under the Overview tab, navigate to All Configurations, and search for ”WebGL” to set it to Enabled
  • Organize the Webex device/workspace under a Location and Floor in Control Hub
  • Log into your Cisco Spaces account
  • Browse the home page and click on the Space Experience application
  • Select Devices, and under Webex Devices tab, click through the Location Hierarchy dropdown to find the same Location and Floor of the device in Control Hub.
  • See your Webex device in the list view and click on Configure
  • This allows the Space experience app to integrate with the Webex device for digital signage.
  • Once you have added your Signage you will be able to see it in the list view under Devices > Webex Devices tab
  • Click Configure to change the signage defaults.
  • Select your signage Type e.g. if you want it interactive or non-interactive
  • Select your View. You can choose to show the building or lock to an individual floor view
    • Floor view does not allow navigation to other floors on the signage app
    • Floor view requires manual input of geo-coordinate center point defaults. Check ”Override Lat, Lon” to enter Latitude and Longitude coordinates.
  • Select your Location. Select the node in your Location Hierarchy that matches the building or floor based on the View option you chose above
  • Click Next
  • Select the widgets you want to show or hide on the signage app
  • List of widgets: Temperature, Occupancy, Indoor Air Quality, CO2 Level, Humidity and Point of Interest (stairs, restroom, cafes etc.)
  • Click Next
  • Pitch – control the default angle from 90º (top-down) to 0º (side). Type in the field or hold “Ctrl” + click and drag your mouse up or down.
  • Bearing – rotate the default map view. Type in the field or hold “Ctrl” + click and drag your mouse left or right.
  • Zoom – zoom in/out. Typical zoom is 20.
  • Center – Click and drag the map to re-centre it on the screen.
  • Click Next
  • Tick the box that states Enable “Where Am I?”
  • Click the controls on the left to move and re-orient the “You are here” character where your board or signage is located physically on the floor.
  • A convenient “Where am I?” button will be at the bottom of the signage display.
  • Click Next
  • Review and then Click Publish
  • Signage updates automatically on the signage display

Part B – Set signage on 3rd party displays (WebGL capable displays)

  • Log into your Cisco Spaces account
  • Browse the home page and click on the Space Experience application
  • Select Devices and click on Non-Webex Devices tab at the top
  • Open the web browser on your 3rd party display
  • Copy and paste the URL to your 3rd party browser
  • You will be presented with a 4-digit code that will be used later when registering with the Spaces Experience app
  • This 3rd party device is now cookie’d and is the only display that will render this signage configuration
  • Jump back to the Space Experience portal and Click on Add Signage
  • Select the location where Signage should be placed
  • Select the building or floor. Choose floor if you want to add a “Where am I?” character and button to the signage
  • Click Next
  • Type your 4-digit activation code which is displayed on the 3rd party device
  • Name your signage and then Click Save
  • Click Close to go back to the list view and Configure or Click on Add Another to enter another 4-digit code
  • Once you have added your Signage you will be able to see it in the list view under Devices > Non-Webex Devices Tab
  • Click Configure to change the signage defaults
  • Select your signage Type (e.g., interactive or non-interactive)
  • Select your View. You can choose to show the building or lock to an individual floor view
    • Floor view does not allow navigation to other floors on the signage app
    • Floor view requires manual input of geo-coordinate center point defaults. Check “Override Lat, Lon” to enter Latitude and Longitude coordinates
  • Select your Location. Select the node in your Location Hierarchy that matches the building or floor based on the View option you chose above
  • Click Next
  • Select the widgets you want to show or hide on the signage app
  • List of widgets: Temperature, Occupancy, Indoor Air Quality, CO2 Level, Humidity and Point of Interest (stairs, restroom, cafes etc.)
  • Click Next
  • Pitch – control the default angle from 90º (top-down) to 0º (side). Type in the field or hold “Ctrl” + click and drag your mouse up or down.
  • Bearing – rotate the default map view. Type in the field or hold “Ctrl” + click and drag your mouse left or right.
  • Zoom – zoom in/out. Typical zoom is 20.
  • Center – Click and drag the map to re-center it on the screen.
  • Click Next
  • Tick the box that states Enable “Where Am I?”
  • Click the controls on the left to move and re-orient the “You are here” character where your board or signage is located physically on the floor.
  • A convenient “Where am I?” button will be at the bottom of the signage display.
  • Click Next
  • Review and then Click Publish
  • Signage updates automatically on your 3rd party device

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