Starting Process

We are do not have a sign installed, what are the steps to get started.

You will need to work with OIT to purchase a sign. Contact your dedicated department support team or whom ever manages your computer purchases. Next, you will need to contact Facilities Management聽Operations Control Center to get the sign installed in your building. You may reach them at 303-492-5522 or via email聽sdesk@colorado.edu.

We have a sign installed but want to use the universities FWI Cloud license.

Great, please complete the聽CU Boulder Digital Signage Initiative - Inquiry Form. We will create a contributor account for you and walk you through the process of getting your sign connected to you may start adding content.

We have a sign installed but need to purchase a FWI Cloud compatible player computer.

Some Units who used previous local versions of the FWI software, utilized mac minis as player computers. The current FWI player software runs on Windows,聽Android, and IOS.聽

Digital Sign Considerations

What content will I need?

Who is the audience? What messaging聽am I trying to communicate? As a communications channel, the objective of CU Boulder Digital Signage is to better connect campus audiences to university messaging. Specifically, it aims to provide the most relevant and targeted messages at the most appropriate time, improve brand consistency and increase engagement.聽To meet this goal, it鈥檚 important that the content published is engaging and appropriate for the channel. Visit the聽Brand Standards听补苍诲听Digital Signage Best Practices and Strategy Guide聽for more information.

Where should I locate my sign?

The type of messaging and your audience will help direct your location choice.聽When deciding on a location for a display keep this聽in mind: the display and player computer need聽a power outlet and a network port鈥嬧��. If the location you plan to install the digital signage does not have a power outlet and a network port,聽contact OIT. They will be able to provide an estimate for the installation cost. Also consider the room lighting and proxcimity to windows which may impact the dispaly impact.

What type of display should you get?

Do you need an interactive display or a static display? Should your display be landscape or portrait?聽Think about your content聽and the location of the display. If you plan to use videos then a聽 landscape display works well. Do you want to create a digital poster feel then consider a portrait display.

What type of media player should I get?

Most players can be placed behind the display depending on the location of the display and the size of the player.聽For more information on players, please visit聽FWI Help Community.