Mobile Concierge - Venue Wizard
So the first thing that the Concierge service gets you to create is a venue. You do this by using the wizard.
Cisco's instructions are here:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/mse/3350/7.4/CAS_Configuration/Guide/7_4_MSE_CAS_chapter_0111.html#task_9F749496598541169607E266505012F4
Venue Name
So this will be the venue/location what you want this service to run at. For example if this is a Shopping Centre/Mall, Sports venue then you would give it the name of your Venue. e.g Dolphin Shopping Mall or BlackCats Stadium (made up names :-) )
As i am seting up this in our offices for testing i have given it the name of our company.
Floor outdoor/Association
Area Type - Next you choose area type either a floor area or outdoor. I have chosen floor area as i am looking to use this service internally.
Campus - Select that campus that you created in PI and want this service to work with.
Building - Select the building that you created in PI and you want this service to work with.
Floor - Select the Floor that you created in PI and you want this service to work with.
Coverage area - Select the Coverage area that you created in PI and you want this service to work with.
Selected Map - Once you have selected the coverage area above the map URL should be displayed here.
Click Next takes you to the next section.
Audio
Here you can select the audio that you wish touse for notifications and you can add up to three.
The manual does not explain what format these need to be in so PLEASE CAN SOMEONE ANSWER THIS PELASE
Am guessing that this is the audio that is played on the mobile device for a notification but this needs clarification.
Icons
Again the manaual does not explain the use of icons, PLEASE CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE USE OF ICONS, WHAT FORMAT,SIZE ETC TO USE.
Am guessing that it is the icon that is displayed on the mobile device as part of MSAP (Mobile Services Advertismanet Protocol) but i am just guessing.
Venue APPs
Again the manual does not explain how this is actually implemented. I expect that this is how you specify through MSAP the APP's that are available at your location.
You enter the name of your app and i guess this is the actual name that appears on the mobile device.
You have the following options:
Web APP
Windows Phone OS
Android
BBOS
IOS
Symbian
WebOS
Windows Mobile
Desktop OS
Other
Am guessing that if you enter a URL in the first field (THAT HAS NO LABLE!!!) and select Web APP, that it will launch this URL in a browser on the mobile device.
Or if you have an APP that is installed on the mobile device you can launch it by specifing the APP name in a special format???
Again though i am just guessing so PLEASE CAN SOMEONE CLARIFY THIS PLEASE
Additonal Information
I think the next information is for Meriden who are Cisco's partner for mobile APP development.
- Enter the location detail in the Location Detail text box. This provides details such as store address, zip code, or street address of the venue.
- Enter the GPS latitude and longitude of the venue in the Latitude and Longitude text box. This helps the applications to identify the venue accurately.
- Enter any other additional information that the venue would like to provide to the mobile application in the Additional Information text box.
Once you click save the information is applied in MSE.
So that is the first step in setting up the Mobile Concierge Service. What i would also like to know is that when you create a venue you ahve to specify a floor plan. So does this mean that if you have multiple floors that you have to create multiple venues? Or does it only work for one floor at the moment?
So over to the experts, can you ANSWER THE MAIN POINTS THAT ARE IN CAPITAL LETTERS ABOVE. I have put them in capital so that they stand out from all of the text.
Thanks
mark Julier
@markJulier
