There is provided a method of configuring a given communication network. Network-access information associated with at least one network configuration of the given communication network is stored. The network-access information comprises information about network connections between devices of the given communication network that are allowed when the at least one network configuration is being implemented in the given communication network. The at least one network configuration comprises a current network configuration of the given communication network. A user interface is provided to enable a user to make a change in the current network configuration of the given communication network. The user input defining a target functionality to be achieved for at least one device of the given communication network is received in a generic, device-independent form, via the user interface. The user input is translated from the generic, device-independent form into a device-specific form to determine at least one change to be made in the current network configuration. The at least one change to be made in the current network configuration is analyzed, while taking into account the network-access information associated with the current network configuration, to determine an impact of the at least one change on the network connections between the devices of the given communication network. The user is provided with information indicative of the impact of the at least one change on the network connections between the devices of the given communication network, via the user interface. The at least one change is verified with the user, via the user interface, thereby enabling the user to accept or reject the at least one change to be made in the current network configuration.