New organization FAQ

Regnor™ cloud is the brain — browser UI, workflows, settings. It does not SSH your switches with your passwords.

Valdis™ agent is the hands — a worker inside your network that reaches devices and uses local credential storage.

Devices are your gear (or ContainerLab labs). Automation always goes cloud → agent → device.

• Regnor™ — visual automation platform (designer, runs, marketplace, AI assist).
• Valdis™ — on-prem agent and zero-trust credential posture.
• Tavrin™ — compliance engine (fleet score, drift, policy checks in workflows).

Never use the retired name “NetAuto”.

Product design: device secrets are held for use on on-prem agents. Workflows reference credentials by name. The cloud shows metadata and delivery status (Configured vs Not delivered), not a password dump for Super Admins.

1. Open the Agent Dashboard.
2. Click Connect a Server.
3. Give the host a clear site-style name (e.g. dc-east-lab-01).
4. Copy the one-time install command.
5. Run it on a host with Docker that can reach your devices.
6. Wait until the agent is online with a recent check-in (green).

Deep dive: Academy course On-Premise Agents.

Yes. Spin up ContainerLab virtual labs on an agent with real NOS images, then lab-test workflows before any Live run on production gear.

On the Credentials page: store once (name, username, secret). Nodes pick the credential by name. Access is scoped so a secret only works where both the user and the device allow it.

Fix delivery first. Confirm an online agent holds the credential (Configured). Do not debug Netmiko timeouts until delivery is green.

1. Open Devices → Add Device (name, address, type, connection driver).
2. Create a pool (e.g. lab-access-switches) and add devices.
3. Target the pool from workflows so you are not editing IP lists forever.

Course: Inventory & Pools.

Keep it boring and reversible: Netmiko or Scrapli → show version → optional TextFSM parse → optional Ping → optional notification.

Designer shape: New Workflow (Start/End present) → drag device node → wire Start → node → End → credential by name → Dry Run.

Course: Workflow Designer Fundamentals.

Dry Run walks the path and changes nothing on devices. Live is real. Always read pre-flight checks before you commit. Review results under Executions.

Start changes with a Data Backup node. Prefer the Marketplace Safe Change template: blast-radius preview, approval, apply, verify, auto-rollback on failure. Use an Approval Gate for human sign-off.

Create custom roles with a least-privilege permission matrix before mass invites. Scope Resource Access down to individual credentials when needed. Keep Org Admin for true admins only. Paper trail lives in Audit Logs.

Course: Access Control.

After agent online, credentials delivered, devices pooled, and at least one successful show/backup-style workflow. Then use the Compliance Dashboard and Configuration Health for fleet score and drift.

Courses are free and captioned, recorded on the real product. Academy completion is not an external certification AutomateNetOps promises — it is time-to-competence training.

1. Foundations
2. Getting Started
3. On-Premise Agents
4. Inventory & Pools
5. Access Control
6. Workflow Designer Fundamentals