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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.
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Serial Console
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 ecosystem
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.
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ITAD & Refurbishment
UniFi UAP Recovery Mode and Firmware Restore for Refurbish Benches
Use this authorized refurbish checklist to choose UniFi UAP recovery safely, validate firmware restoration, and separate it from adoption release.
ITAD & Refurbishment
Palo Alto Panorama-Managed Firewall Reset: Detect and Clear Managed Remnants Before Resale
Use this authorized ITAD checklist to separate PAN-OS factory-reset proof from Panorama-release verification before firewall resale.
ITAD & Refurbishment
Check Point Appliance Factory Reset and Gaia Clean-State Checklist for ITAD
Use this release-aware ITAD checklist to select a Gaia recovery target safely, verify factory reset completion, and document a clean-state handoff.
ITAD & Refurbishment
TP-Link Omada Controller Removal and Factory Reset for Resale
Use this ITAD checklist to verify Omada controller release, factory-reset the device safely, and record a clean-state resale decision.
ITAD & Refurbishment
ExtremeXOS Factory Defaults for ITAD: unconfigure switch vs unconfigure switch all
Choose the safe ExtremeXOS unconfigure switch path for resale. Covers NVRAM versus full erase, stack limits, reboot behavior, and clean-state verification.
ITAD & Refurbishment
Arista EOS Factory Recovery for ITAD: startup-config Wipe vs fullrecover
Choose between an Arista EOS configuration wipe and Aboot fullrecover safely. Covers flash erase scope, recovery image checks, ZTP, and resale verification.
ITAD & Refurbishment
Ubiquiti UniFi Factory Reset: Adoption Cleanup and Resale Verification
Reset an owned UniFi switch safely, distinguish local factory defaults from controller-side adoption cleanup, and verify the device before resale.
ITAD & Refurbishment
Ruckus ICX / FastIron Factory Reset for ITAD: Version-Safe Wipe and Verification Checklist
Reset an owned Ruckus ICX or FastIron switch safely with a release-aware command gate, stack checks, reload evidence, and post-wipe verification.
ITAD & Refurbishment
Dell OS10 Support Bundle Before Wipe: What to Capture for Device Grading
Capture and verify a Dell OS10 support bundle before an authorized wipe. Includes progress checks, archive and MD5 evidence, secure transfer, and grading signals.