Mountable Cable Interface

A mounting plate assembly for securing a plug of a network cable to a jack of an electronic device, the mounting plate assembly comprising:

• a mounting plate including an attachment mechanism configured for releasable locking engagement with the electronic device, the mounting plate further adapted to be mounted to a mounting structure by one or more fasteners;
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• a retention member adapted for slideable displacement from a first, unlocked position to a second, locked position in an opening of the mounting plate, the retention member having an inner wall that extends between a front portion and a rear portion of the mounting plate, the inner wall defining an inner passageway that is adapted to receive insertion of at least a portion of the plug, the inner wall further adapted to depress a locking clip of the inserted plug to a position that prevents the locking clip from lockingly engaging a mating protrusion in an aperture of the jack, the retention member further including at least one arm that protrudes from the rear portion, the at least one arm configured to retain the plug in a relatively static position relative to the retention member when the plug is being received in, and removed from, the aperture of the jack.

A wall-mounted assembly that interfaces with a plug of a network cable, the wall-mounted assembly comprising:

• an electronic device having a jack, the jack having an aperture adapted to receive insertion of at least a portion of the plug, the aperture including a protrusion configured to lockingly engage a locking clip of the plug;
• a mounting plate adapted to be attached to a wall by one or more fasteners, the mounting plate having an inner passageway that is size to receive placement of at least a portion of the plug of the network cable, the inner passageway further configured to displace the locking clip to a depressed position to prevent the locking clip from lockingly engaging the protrusion of the jack when the plug is operably positioned within the aperture, the mounting plate further including at least one arm that is configured to retain the plug in a relatively static position relative to the mounting plate when the plug is being received in, and removed from, the aperture of the jack.