A cable management system includes a first and a second support adapted to be disposed along at least a portion of a first and a second edge of a rack containing a plurality of pieces of equipment. The first support includes a plurality of openings sized and shaped to accept only cables associated with a specific piece of equipment within the rack. The second support includes a generally solid surface such that cables or the like cannot enter the rack from the second side. A plurality of cable arms are removably connected to the supports and are adapted to support the cables disposed through only a single opening in the first support associated with a specific piece of equipment.