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Meeting room technology evolves quickly—but meeting room furniture often doesn’t. Many organizations still rely on high-quality conference tables that were installed years ago, often with built-in AV connectivity modules. While the furniture may still look great and function well, the technology inside it may no longer support the needs of modern collaboration.
When companies decide to upgrade their meeting room systems, they often discover an unexpected challenge: legacy table cutouts.
Older tabletop connectivity solutions frequently required large installation openings. Newer, more compact devices—like modern USB-C collaboration hubs—are designed with much smaller footprints. As a result, upgrading the technology can suddenly become a furniture problem.
Do you replace the table? Redesign the cutout? Attempt a custom retrofit?
Fortunately, there’s a much simpler solution.
When legacy furniture meets modern AV
Many conference rooms today are equipped with legacy tabletop AV systems designed for VGA, HDMI, or early-generation laptop connectivity. These systems typically required large table cutouts and bulky housings to accommodate cables and hardware.
Modern collaboration solutions, however, are dramatically smaller and more streamlined. Devices such as the EasyConnect MPX 200 and MPX 250 deliver powerful connectivity in a compact form factor—supporting USB-C laptops, modern conferencing workflows, and Bring Your Own Meeting (BYOM) environments.
But when these new devices are installed in tables designed for older hardware, the difference in size can create an installation challenge. Oversized cutouts can leave gaps around the device, resulting in an unfinished appearance or forcing installers to modify the furniture.
For organizations with dozens—or hundreds—of conference rooms, replacing tables or performing custom modifications is rarely practical.
A simple retrofit solution
The EasyConnect MPX Table Adapter was designed specifically to solve this problem.
The adapter allows MPX 200 and MPX 250 devices to be installed into existing oversized table cutouts, creating a clean and professional finish without requiring any modifications to the furniture itself. Instead of cutting, rebuilding, or replacing tables, installers can retrofit the new connectivity solution directly into the existing opening.
Modern connectivity, simplified deployment
When upgrading meeting rooms, the goal is simple: deliver better collaboration experiences without creating unnecessary complexity.
The EasyConnect MPX Table Adapter makes that possible by removing one of the most common barriers to modernization—legacy furniture constraints.
Organizations can move forward with modern connectivity solutions, integrators can deploy systems more efficiently, and meeting spaces gain the technology needed to support today’s hybrid collaboration workflows.
