Mounting brace and cable management apparatus and method

A method for securing an electronic module in a cabinet comprising:

• providing a cabinet including a first rail and a second rail, the first and second rails vertically oriented within the cabinet, an electronic module housed within the cabinet and including a surface, a rigid bar extending from the first rail to the second rail, the rigid bar including a body portion, the body portion including a first end and a second end, a first leg portion extending substantially perpendicular from the first end, a second leg portion extending substantially perpendicular from the second end, a first flange portion extending from the first leg portion, a second flange portion extending from the second leg portion;
• orienting the rigid bar in a first position wherein the first and second legs extend inward from the first and second rails;
• positioning the rigid bar against the surface of the electronic module;
• fastening the first flange portion to the first rail and the second flange portion to the second rail;
• and,
• preventing vertical movement of the electronic module within the cabinet.

A method for routing cables comprising:

• providing a cabinet for housing electronic modules including a first rail and a second rail, the first and second rails vertically oriented within the cabinet, an electronic module housed within the cabinet and including a surface, a rigid bar extending from the first rail to the second rail, the rigid bar including a body portion, the body portion including a plurality of openings spaced along the body portion, the body portion further including a first end and a second end, a first leg portion extending substantially perpendicular from the first end, a second leg portion extending substantially perpendicular from the second end, a first flange portion extending from the first leg portion, a second flange portion extending from the second leg portion;
• orienting the rigid bar wherein the first and second legs extend outward from the first and second rails;
• fastening the first flange portion to the first rail and the second flange portion to the second rail;
• inserting a cable tie through at least one of the openings in the body portion;
• and
• securing the cables to the rigid bar with the cable tie.