Enterprises depend on network availability for business continuity. To keep the network up and running, it is essential to have a robust, reliable fault and performance management software that helps in effectively monitoring the network. With world-class ManageEngine OpManager in place, you have perfect control over the Network Monitoring arena. But, to prevent network problems and performance degradation issues arising due to faulty device configuration changes, OpManager NCM plug-in is essential. OpManager and NCM Plug-in together make Network Management not only efficient, but also truly centralized. This paper discusses the network configuration management challenges, the need for the NCM plug-in and its benefits.