===== COLIN COGLE'S BLOG =====
       
       "Rescuing a UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus"
       by Colin Cogle
       
       Published Monday, October 17, 2022.
       
       
       ABSTRACT:
       A non-working eBay item gets saved from the scrap heap, and I get a
       cheap upgrade.
       
       
       READ THE ARTICLE:
 (TXT) Read the article (plain text).
 (HTM) Read the article (on the web).
       
       
       IMAGES OF THE DISASSEMBLY:
       As much as I like Gopher, you might want to read this one on the Web,
       so you can see the images inline.  If you insist:
       
 (IMG)  1. My Cloud Key
 (IMG)  2. Removing the back plastic
 (IMG)  3. The screws under the back plastic
 (IMG)  4. The hard drive bay and inside of the latch
 (IMG)  5. The latch, removed
 (IMG)  6. Prying the LCD loose from its adhesive
 (IMG)  7. The LCD, removed
 (IMG)  8. Removing the 13-pin rackmount port
 (IMG)  9. The swollen battery in the Cloud Key
 (IMG) 10. The swollen battery, removed
 (IMG) 11. The location of the serial port on the motherboard
       
       
       SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
       hUniFi Network App 7.3.69 release notes. /URL:https://community.ui.com/releases/UniFi-Network-Application-7-3-69/d801e00a-8d7d-4e52-b6db-d4d8d87835fb
 (HTM) List of Ubiquiti's default passwords.
 (HTM) Proof that new UCK-G2-PLUSs don't include batteries.
 (TXT) Useless boot-time logging and kernel output.
 (TXT)     and a PGP signature for the above file.