The document summarizes key topics from a Network Configuration Manager training including: - Configlets which are executable configuration templates used to remotely fix devices or make configuration changes. - Compliance which helps ensure configurations follow policies to avoid vulnerabilities and legal issues using default or custom policies. - Role-based access control (RBAC) which manages user permissions using roles like operator and admin along with user authentication. - Other topics like schedules, configuration search, reports, integrations, show commands.

1. Configlets, Compliance, RBAC & Reports
Free Network Configuration Manager Training – Part 2

2. Welcome to Network
Configuration Manager
training – Part 2

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4. Trainer
Hemalakshmi
Product Expert
Network Configuration Manager

5. • Configlets & it's uses
• Compliance
• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Schedules
• Configuration search
• Reports
• Integrations
Agenda

6. We are using NCM Build number: 123055

7. What are configlets?
• Executable configuration template
• Applied to a device configuration
Configlets
What is it used for?
• Fix faulty devices remotely
• Execute changes in configurations
• Execute network operation tasks

8. How to add a
configlet?

9. File transfer mode
Configlet
Device 1
Device 2
Device 3
Device n

10. Script execution mode
Configlet
Device 1
Device 2
Device 3
Device n
SNMP
Enable/disable

11. Script execution mode - Example
config t
no snmp-server community public RO
no snmp-server community public RW
end

12. Advanced script execution mode
• For commands that prompt user confirmation (Y/N)
• When prompt changes after a command execution
• When there is a delay in response after a command execution

13. Advanced script execution mode
<command prompt=']?'>copy flash:%IMAGE_FILENAME% tftp</command>
<command prompt=']?'>%TFTP_SERVER_IP%</command>
<command timeout='70'>%DESTINATION_FILE_NAME%</command>

14. Why compliance?
• Avoid vulnerabilities & loopholes
• Avoid legal consequences
Compliance
If you think compliance is
expensive, try non-compliance.
Default compliance policies in NCM:
• Cisco IOS Policy
• HIPAA
• SOX
• PCI

15. Custom policies
Custom rule Rule group Policies

16. Custom rule
AddClone

17. Simple criteria (2 criteria)
• Shud contain, shudnt contain, exact set
, not exact set
• Number of times
Simple criteria

18. Advanced criteria (4 criteria)
• And/or
• Should contain, shouldn't contain
• Pattern (RegEx)
• Number of times
Advanced criteria

19. RegEx commands
http://help.networkconfigurationmanager.com/compliance_v12

20. Advanced custom criteria (Block-based criteria)
• Block criteria (Start & End)
• Additional block criteria
• And/or
• Should contain, shouldn't contain,
exact set , not exact set
• Pattern (RegEx)
• Number of times
Advanced custom criteria

21. Compliance reports

22. • What is it?
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Operator Admin
• Why does your organization need RBAC?
• How NCM helps with RBAC?
• User management
• User authentication: Local,
AD, Radius
• Approval notifications

23. • Configuration backups
• Report generation
• Compliance check
• Configlets execution
• Startup-running config sync
• PCI Review
Schedules

24. • What is it?
• When will it be helpful?
• Global search & advanced configuration search in NCM
Configuration search

25. • What is it?
• How to do it in NCM?
Exclude criteria

26. • How alarms keep you notified.
• Filter based on status, severity, source.
Alarms

27. • What are show commands used for?
• How to identify the command for each device?
Show commands

28. • Startup-running conflict report
• Configuration change report
• EOL/EOS report
• And more.
Reports

29. • Customizable dashboards & widgets
• Dynamic device groups
• User specific retainable filters and column
• Real-time UI
Dynamic & user-friendly UI

30. With OpManager:
Integrations

31. With NetFlow Analyzer:
Integrations

32. Password Manager Pro
Integrations

33. Let’s keep in touch!
hemalakshmi.b@manageengine.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLusaahd4nS9esD3xBVeUQ
https://forums.manageengine.com/network-configuration-manager