A security apparatus for a portable electronic device , the security apparatus comprising: - a force-transmission member having a length, a first end , and a second end ; - a lock head coupled to the first end of the force-transmission member , the lock head configured to selectively engage the portable electronic device and movable by the force-transmission member between a locked position, in which the lock head is secured to the portable electronic device , and an unlocked position, in which the lock head is unsecured from the portable electronic device ; and - an actuator assembly spaced a distance from the lock head along the length of the force-transmission member , the actuator assembly including: a body , a movable member positioned within the body and coupled to the second end of the force-transmission member , characterised in that the movable member includes a first ramped surface , the actuator assembly further includes a manual actuator supported by the body , the manual actuator including a second ramped surface that engages the first ramped surface of the movable member , the manual actuator being movable between a first position, in which the movable member is movable toward the lock head , and a second position, in which the movable member is pushed away from the lock head by the second ramped surface , and a lock mechanism supported by the body and coupled to the movable member to selectively inhibit movement of the movable member . - a force-transmission member having a length, a first end , and a second end ; - a lock head coupled to the first end of the force-transmission member , the lock head configured to selectively engage the portable electronic device and movable by the force-transmission member between a locked position, in which the lock head is secured to the portable electronic device , and an unlocked position, in which the lock head is unsecured from the portable electronic device ; and - an actuator assembly spaced a distance from the lock head along the length of the force-transmission member , the actuator assembly including: a body , a movable member positioned within the body and coupled to the second end of the force-transmission member , characterised in that the movable member includes a first ramped surface , the actuator assembly further includes a manual actuator supported by the body , the manual actuator including a second ramped surface that engages the first ramped surface of the movable member , the manual actuator being movable between a first position, in which the movable member is movable toward the lock head , and a second position, in which the movable member is pushed away from the lock head by the second ramped surface , and a lock mechanism supported by the body and coupled to the movable member to selectively inhibit movement of the movable member . a body , a movable member positioned within the body and coupled to the second end of the force-transmission member , characterised in that the movable member includes a first ramped surface , the actuator assembly further includes a manual actuator supported by the body , the manual actuator including a second ramped surface that engages the first ramped surface of the movable member , the manual actuator being movable between a first position, in which the movable member is movable toward the lock head , and a second position, in which the movable member is pushed away from the lock head by the second ramped surface , and <EOS>