Knowledge base
CliDeck Blog
Practical guides for serial console access, browser terminals, runbooks, remote hands, ITAD network equipment processing, OOB automation, and safer infrastructure operations.
The CliDeck Blog is a practical knowledge base for engineers and operations teams working with real infrastructure: switches, routers, firewalls, appliances, servers, console ports, SSH sessions, recovery workflows, asset processing, and documented handoffs.
What you can learn here
Best starting points
Serial console basics
Start here if you need to connect to a console port, find the right COM port, choose the correct baud rate, or fix serial console problems.
Serial ConsoleBrowser terminal workflows
Start here if you want to compare browser-based SSH or serial console workflows with traditional terminal apps.
RunbooksRunbooks and safer operations
Start here if your team repeats the same commands, handles incidents, or needs safer maintenance workflows.
Remote HandsRemote hands and shared terminals
Start here if onsite technicians, senior engineers, customers, or vendor support need to work on the same live terminal session.
ITAD & RefurbishmentITAD network equipment processing
Start here if your team resets, zeroizes, recovers, verifies, or documents network devices for resale, reuse, refurbishment, or recycling.
ITAD & RefurbishmentOOB automation and recovery
Start here if you need serial fallback, provisioning files, recovery workflows, or documented device processing.
CliDeck products mentioned in the blog
CliDeck Workspace
Browser-based terminal workspace for SSH, serial workflows, runbooks, notes, layouts, logs, and shared sessions.
Console Server Go
Pocket-size, battery-powered portable console server and next-generation USB console cable for rack-side and remote-hands console access.
CliDeck Net Controller
Rugged 12-port portable console server and OOB automation controller for ITAD, refurbishment, recovery, provisioning, barcode/API workflows, and documented results.
Guides, product notes, and workflow references
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SSH Session Logging: What to Save, What to Avoid, and Why It Matters
A practical guide to SSH session logging for troubleshooting, audits, handoffs, and privacy-conscious operations: what to capture, what to redact, and how to...

Console Access During a Network Outage: A Practical Recovery Checklist
A practical console recovery checklist for network outages: confirm the device, capture state, use serial access safely, restore management paths, and document changes.

Browser-Based Serial Console vs Traditional Terminal Apps: Practical Tradeoffs
A practical comparison of browser-based serial console workflows and traditional terminal apps for field work, labs, remote operations, logging, sharing, and recovery.

Least-Privilege Terminal Access: Simple Rules for Small Teams
A practical guide to least-privilege terminal access for small teams: limit SSH and console access, separate roles, use temporary elevation, document changes...

Command Handoffs: How to Pass Terminal Work to Another Engineer Safely
A practical guide to safe terminal handoffs: document current state, commands already run, pending actions, risks, rollback steps, and next verification befo...

SSH Access Checklist for Contractors and Temporary Operators
A practical SSH access checklist for contractors and temporary operators: define scope, limit privileges, verify identity, document sessions, and remove access cleanly.

Browser Terminal Workspaces for Maintenance Windows
How to organize browser terminal workspaces for maintenance windows with sessions, notes, runbooks, logs, handoffs, and verification checks.

How to Prepare a Remote Device Before a Risky Network Change
A practical checklist for preparing a remote server, switch, router, firewall, or appliance before a risky network change, with access, rollback, verificatio...

Terminal Notes That Actually Help During Troubleshooting
A practical guide to writing useful terminal notes during troubleshooting: capture context, commands, findings, changes, risks, timestamps, and next steps wi...