-Configuration files are searched at multiple places, which allows to
-have per-system, per-user or per-project configurations. Configuration
-file syntax is described in section L</"CONFIGURATION FILES">.
+Novaboot searches configuration files at multiple places, which allows
+having per-system, per-user or per-project configurations.
+Configuration file syntax is described in section L</"CONFIGURATION
+FILES">.
+
+Novaboot newcomers may be confused by a large number of configuration
+options. Understanding all these options is not always needed,
+depending on the used setup. The L<figure from the doc directory
+|https://github.com/wentasah/novaboot/blob/master/doc/typical-setups.svg>
+shows different setups that vary in how much effort is needed
+configure novaboot for them. The setups are:
+
+=over 3
+
+=item A: Laptop and target device only
+
+This requires to configure everything on the laptop side, including a
+serial line connection (L</--serial>, L</--remote-cmd>, ...), power
+on/off/reset commands (L</--reset-cmd>, ...), TFTP server
+(L</--server>, L</--prefix>...), device IP addresses, etc.