-tictech message:
Hi All,
It sounds like Wes has been through all kinds of experiences with these
cables. His post reminds me to add that if you are ordering cables and
barrel locks from Seattle Platten, you'll want to address the issue of
having them all opened by the same key (or not), at the time you order.
The new cables are not the same as the old ones and the barrel locks for
each are not interchangable. The old style cables and locks are no longer
available from Seattle Platten.
Also a confirmation of our experience with Wes' re: the barrel nut which
screwed to the table and was supposed to hold the cable in place: it didn't
work well. Better to drill a hole if you can get away with it. These
barrel nuts are not compatible with the new cables in any case.
A couple of other "no brainers". Fastening computers together on separate
tables with a long cable is a great recipie for disaster when custodians
move them in the Summer (don't laugh, it's tempting to do this if you have
long cables and rows of computer tables). And custodians should get a key
or you'll get phone calls in the summer! :)
*** tony
tghand@seattleschools.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Wes Felty
To: tictech@learningspace.org
Sent: 6/9/2002 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: tictech: ** Securing CPUs, Mice,and Keyboards **...keys
-tictech message:
If you find some of the old security cables in your building, you will
find
some weirdness with keys for them. Keys were supposed to be left with
the
custodians, sometimes also with the head secretary, and the Librarian
was
supposed to have keys for their computers' security cables. We tried to
keep using the same number locks in a building but after a couple of
years,
we no longer could keep up the same numbers.
Here is the weird part. The key number doesn't always mean a lot. We
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