NMC-RX Application Overview > Workshop Approach

Workshop Approach

The NMC-RX application uses a workshop approach that provides a consistent look and feel throughout. In Chapter 3, Understanding the User Interface, you will learn to use the two workshop windows—the Network Workshop and the Device Workshop—to perform configuration tasks (see Figure 2). Within the workshops, you can manage network-wide objects.

Network Workshop

The Network Workshop acts as the home base of the application and is the first window displayed when the NMC-RX application opens. From this window, you can examine all managed elements in your network, create groups and devices, and arrange them in a logical manner. After you establish a meaningful hierarchy, you can easily navigate to any given device to configure or troubleshoot.

Device Workshop

From the Device Workshop, you can examine all managed objects across a single device and view a device perspective. For example, you can see all the customer accounts present on a particular device. The Device Workshop lets you control and view all aspects of the device configuration process.

Figure 2: Network Workshop and Device Workshop

To learn more about the NMC-RX workshop approach, see Chapter 3, Understanding the User Interface.