The embodiment of the invention provides a network device management method and apparatus, and relates to the technical field of communication. The development difficulty and the software cost can e reduced when a software version is developed or managed. The scheme comprises: a cloud server calls a first software function through a CWMP channel to correspondingly load a script in a network device, so that the network device loads a modular component corresponding to the first software function; when the cloud server obtains loading success information of the modular component reporting by thenetwork device through the CWMP channel, the cloud server feeds back a software function configuration interface of the network device according to a serial number, an MAC address and a device modelnumber of the network device, so that a user can monitor and manage the network device according to the software function configuration interface. The network device management method and apparatus are applied to the management of the software version of the network device and the configuration of the software functions.