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324 | Advertising Services Dell Networking W-ClearPass Guest 6.4 | User Guide
Field Description
Edit Edit any of the space's properties. See "Creating and Editing Advertising
Spaces" on page 324.
Delete Deletes a custom space. You will be asked to confirm the deletion. Not available
for built-in spaces.
Enable Enable the space so advertising will be displayed in it.
Before advertising will be delivered in an enabled space on a specific page, the
page's settings also need to allow advertising in the space.
Disable To make advertising inactive again for an enabled space, click the Disable link.
Copy Make a copy of the space configuration to use as a basis for a new
configuration.
Suggestion: If you want to have multiple advertising spaces in the same
location—for example, one for images and one just for text—creating a copy of
a space and making slight changes to it might be the simplest way.
Create new advertising space Create a new custom advertising space.
Table 73: Advertising Spaces List
Creating and Editing Advertising Spaces
Spaces define the areas of a page that can display advertising content. Spaces use simple rules to select
advertisements with the appropriate size, number, and format of materials. The space determines what types
of materials can be shown (images, text ads, SMS ads) and, in the case of images, any size constraints on the
size of the ad. For example, size constraints on a ‘top’ space would normally ensure that only wide but short
images are displayed, whereas the constraints on a ‘right’ space would often allow any type of ad but require
that the ad be narrower (e.g. 320 pixels wide).
Each space is configured to deliver advertisements in a particular location on a page, such as the top, bottom,
left, or right. There is also what is called an "interstitial location": Instead of being displayed in an area of a page,
interstitial ads replace the main content of a page for a brief time. For example, after a user logs in, an
interstitial ad might be displayed for a moment before the main page content is displayed.
Each space is also given a rank. A rank of 1 is given higher preference than a rank of 2. The relative ranks you
assign to spaces ensure they are displayed in the order you want. For example, if you have two spaces defined
to be in the same location, the space you give a rank of 1 will be placed above the space that has a rank of 2.
The built-in advertising spaces are created automatically by the Advertising Services plugin. Most properties of
a built-in space can be edited. You can also create new custom advertising spaces.
l To edit advertising settings for either a built-in or custom space, go to Configuration > Advertising >
Spaces, then click the Edit link for a space. The Edit Space form opens.
l To create a new custom advertising space, click the Create new advertising space link in the upper-right
corner. The Create Space form opens.
The Edit Space and Create Space forms are identical, and are described below.