Blogpost CableEZ Cable Clutter for Higher Ed

Blogpost CableEZ Cable Clutter for Higher EdAfter 30 years of supporting events in college classrooms and conference rooms, Jeremy Meyer and Jeff VandeHoef found that one of the biggest and most frustrating audio/video (A/V) issues were cables that went missing, disconnected, or became damaged. Fast-forward, and they formed CableEZ to give peace of mind to IT managers, especially in higher education—to make these learning spaces truly convenient, reliable and useful… with “fuss-free” cables!

Achieving this necessitates minimal additional support once implemented. Extensively used in schools, colleges, and training centers, A/V cables enable effective communication. However, managing them in classrooms, lecture halls, and collaboration spaces can be time-consuming and messy resulting in potential hazards as well as loss of teaching time for both students and educators. After all, who wants to deal with various A/V equipment’s tangled pile of black cables that all look virtually the same?

Cutting-edge Cable Organization
Enter CableEZ. With a goal of creating user-friendly environments, CableEZ’s solutions:

  • maintain seamless connections
  • keep cables damage-free
  • reduce cable clutter
  • eliminate lost cables
  • prevent theft of cables
  • minimize IT support calls

With its Captive Cable Mount, CableEZ’s system essentially eliminates access to the cable connection point—resulting in an always-connected, continuously working cable. The user simply unwinds the cable and winds it back up when done!

This solution also provides a dramatically cleaner A/V environment by:

  • providing a compact storage place for the cable
  • eliminating visible connection points that protrude and can become damaged
  • enabling any type of cable to be used with the device—HDMI, USB, data, and even microphone cables

CableEZ essentially has designed and developed a captive cable device that virtually eliminates cable frustrations in classrooms, boardrooms, meetings, and huddle spaces in higher education with its streamlined, secure, dependable, and worry-free connection point for end-users. By implementing CableEZ products, educational institutions can ensure a neat, hazard-free A/V environment—which allows teachers and students to focus on learning without distractions, improving the overall educational experience.

The Ins and Outs
Installing CableEZ’s Captive Cable Mount is, as its company’s name invokes, just that—easy:

  1. Mount the CableEZ ring in its desired location (wall, over an electrical gang box, on a portable cart, etc.).
  2. The cable going to the TV, projector, or system enters the CableEZ ring one of three ways—either through a hole in the wall, from the gang box, or the surface mount slot.
  3. Splice or capture the cable, which then continues out the bottom cable slot.
  4. After placing the cable in the exit slot, the cover plate attaches to the ring and captures the cable. The plate provides the storage location for the cable.

The CableEZ Captive Cable Mount consists of two parts: the back ring (in single and two gang versions) and the cover plate, available in black or white; mounting hardware is included for all of the optional methods. These seamless parts significantly make tangled A/V cables a pain of the past. Come join CableEZ’s movement of transforming A/V cable management in higher education—enhancing productivity, safety, and aesthetics!