This guide describes how to use RUGGEDCOM NETCONF – the Network Configuration Protocol – to manipulate configuration data on RUGGEDCOM devices running RUGGEDCOM NETCONF v. It covers NETCONF sessions, capabilities, configuration data retrieval and modification, and specific actions on the device. The document is divided into chapters introducing NETCONF, detailing capabilities, sessions, data retrieval, configuration changes, RUGGEDCOM ROX II actions, examples, and NETCONF XML elements.