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Thanks Tony for the excellent information. BUT, before you go out and buy
any of the devices shown, talk to your head custodian. You may have tons
of these cables in your building...especially if your custodian is a
pack-rat. 10 years ago, whenever we bought a computer, Mac or PC, we also
bought a security cable set for it having all of the devices that Tony
shows except the plate with two holes in it. They also came with a short
barrel that was to be screwed to a table and for the security cable to go
through. Whatever you do, do NOT use these. Drill a hole in the table or
use the plate with two holes as Tony shows. The barrel can be pulled off
with your hands.
Well, each computer came with a security cable, but when Facilities came
out and installed them, they almost always used one cable to lock two
computers together. So, half of the cables in each school were never
used. At Ingraham High School, they are still there and I am just starting
to use them. I've been using boxes of them for the last 10 years that were
left over from the original installs. So, you may have most of Tony's
supplies just sitting in a filing cabinet.
I sure wish that I had a ton of those "Mouse Traps". That's what I ran out
of first. Thanks Tony for showing how the PCs can be opened enough to
steal from it with the security cable in place. It is very obvious AFTER
you see it. Also, run through the "Mouse trap" the video cable from the
monitor and the mouse cable. Also, on a cart with a computer on it, you
might want to use a security cable to keep the whole cart from just being
rolled away. (Darn it, now I have to go back and change all of my security
cables so that the "Mouse Trap" surrounds the cover holder as Tony shows).
-Wes
wfelty@gte.net
At 01:31 PM 6/7/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>-tictech message:
>
>Securing CPUs to Tables
>Locking CPUs shut
>Trapping the mice and keyboards
>Dear Folks,
>
>At Nathan Hale, we have experienced some of the same problems with
computers
>in classrooms that other schools have had. In particular, we have found it
>necessary not only to lock our CPUs to the table, but to also to lock them
>shut, to fasten our keyboards and mice to the CPUs and to glue the mice
>shut. I have documented our little "voyage of discovery" with pictures on
a
>simple way to lock up levy computers on our website. The site is located
>at: http://hale.ssd.k12.wa.us/~tonyh/locks/lockpics.html
>
>In general, we used mouse traps, security cables with barrel locks, and
>double-holed looper devices. Also a lot of glue!
>
>Here's some specifics also found on the website:
>
> bms-mtrap mouse trap $1.95ea
> mbs-cbllo barrel lock $8.39
> bms-cbc 6' cable $5.95ea
> bms-cbc 9' cable $7.95ea
> bms-looper double hole $. 50ea
>
>The "mouse trap" is the "U" shaped widget. The rest is self-explanatory.
>
>These can be purchased at Seattle Platten :
>
>SEATTLE PLATTEN COMPANY 1021A Sixth Avenue S. Seattle, Washington,
>98134-1305
>Phone: 206-682-7780.
>
>The contact person for schools is Dale.
>
>
> Tony Hand
> tghand@seattleschools.org
> Technology Coordinator
> Nathan Hale High School
> Seattle School District
>
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