- name
- n-central-admin
- description
- Operate N-able N-central safely and efficiently through its web UI. Use when handling device administration, filters, rules, scheduled tasks, automation policies, monitoring associations, remote tools, and tenant/customer/site scoped changes in N-central.
N-central Admin
Use this skill to run reliable browser-driven N-central operations.
Operating model
Follow this sequence for almost every change:
- Confirm scope (SO / Customer / Site).
- Confirm targeting (filter preview or explicit devices).
- Apply change (rule/task/template/action).
- Validate on a small sample of devices.
- Expand scope only after validation.
Read references only as needed
- Read
references/ui-navigation-and-operating-model.mdfor hierarchy, module navigation, and change-control flow. - Read
references/filters-and-rules.mdfor filter expression logic, rule behavior, trigger events, and troubleshooting. - Read
references/automation-policies-and-tasks.mdfor Automation Manager behavior, scheduled task execution, and offline/timing caveats. - Read
references/device-details-tabs-and-tools.mdfor per-device tabs, quick actions, and tool availability expectations. - Read
references/browser-operator-playbooks.mdfor browser execution playbooks and stability patterns.
Guardrails
- Prefer the narrowest scope that solves the task.
- Clone and specialize shared objects instead of risky in-place edits.
- Name filters/rules/tasks with explicit scope and intent.
- Confirm target count before save and after save.
- Use pilot-first rollout for broad-impact changes.
- Verify outcome using Monitoring, Associations, and Audit Trail.
Quick dispatch
- If you need left-nav click paths, use
references/ui-navigation-and-operating-model.md#left-navigation-path-map-common-admin-tasks. - If rule behavior is wrong, use
references/filters-and-rules.md#rule-not-firing-checklist. - If scheduled execution behavior is wrong, use
references/automation-policies-and-tasks.md#offline-and-timing-behavior. - If target selector arrows are confusing, use
references/automation-policies-and-tasks.md#dual-list-selector-buttons-targeting-and-similar-fields. - If an expected tool is missing on a device, use
references/device-details-tabs-and-tools.md#why-actions-may-be-unavailable. - If browser automation gets flaky, use
references/browser-operator-playbooks.md#ui-stability-patterns.