A couple thoughts came to mind. Once painted you could install vinyl numbers that aren't very contrasting (think black letters over medium blue paint), so they are more subtle. That's fairly laborious though. But my first thought was to make a paper map of all the locations and their associated numbers (or digital) while adding redundancy with numbers inside the covers as well. Do folks need to know port numbers often?
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Matthew Isble
Exhibit Designer & Founder of MuseumTrade.org
Crocker Art Museum
Sacramento CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-16-2021 10:43 AM
From: Ruth Bittner
Subject: Network outlet cover labels
Our exhibit staff would like to make outlet covers in the galleries match the wall colors. Our network outlet covers are all labelled with numbers so we can identify the port; those numbers are on clear labels stuck on to the front of the metal outlet covers. If the exhibit staff paints or tapes over the covers, the labels will be destroyed. We could put the labels on the inside of the covers, but then we'd have to take time to remove the covers every time we need to know a port number. There are hundreds of outlet covers in our museum. How do you make the outlet covers blend in to the walls while retaining outlet labels?
Ruth C. Bittner
Vice President of Finance & CFO
Peoria Riverfront Museum
222 SW Washington St
Peoria, IL 61602
d (309)863-3005
m (309)686-7000
rbittner@peoriariverfrontmuseum.org