The template-building interface provides a mechanism for defining variables in a template file and their values in a companion data file. Configuration files can then be generated en masse, similar to a word processing application's mail-merge operation. The IP Manager software utilizes syntax and integrity check validation technologies originally developed for Cisco's Netsys software suite, to ensure accuracy and to identify inconsistencies in the configuration files before they are deployed to the live network. The software can manage multiple discrete customer networks which use the same unregistered IP address ranges. The flow-through interface enables communication with static or dynamic IP address pool management tools.
System administration allows user-based authentication.
Managers can organize elements into domains and sub-domains and assign permissions to each, based on user group. Operators must enter a password to obtain access to permitted domains. The Cisco IP Manager software also partitions and controls data access. Service provider customers or their connected systems can be granted limited rights to view only those network elements which pertain to their part of the network. This is highly useful for networks that use the same infrastructure to provide services to multiple customers.