Abstract: A method and a system for managing a network are described. A plurality of agents is deployed in a plurality of devices in the network. A control device in the network controls the network through the plurality of agents. A remote manager, which is external to the network, controls the network through the control device. The remote manager can also control other networks simultaneously through other control devices. Further, a storage registry can maintain records related to the network on either the control device or the remote manager or both. The records maintained in the storage registry can be viewed, queried or modified through a management portal. Authorized users of the network and technical personnel may be given different rights to manage the network, both locally through the control device and from a remote physical location through the remote manager.