diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/flavors/tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/flavors/tests.py
index fee42c6b40..c72a59058e 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/flavors/tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/flavors/tests.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class FlavorsViewTests(test.BaseAdminViewTests):
     @test.create_mocks({api.nova: ('flavor_list_paged',),
                         flavors.Flavor: ('get_keys',), })
     def test_index_form_action_with_pagination(self):
-        page_size = getattr(settings, 'API_RESULT_PAGE_SIZE', 1)
+        page_size = settings.API_RESULT_PAGE_SIZE
         flavors_list = self.flavors.list()[:2]
         self.mock_flavor_list_paged.side_effect = [
             (flavors_list[:page_size], False, False),
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/floating_ips/panel.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/floating_ips/panel.py
index 589457ca07..96405c97df 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/floating_ips/panel.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/floating_ips/panel.py
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ class AdminFloatingIps(horizon.Panel):
 
     @staticmethod
     def can_register():
-        network_config = getattr(settings, 'OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK', {})
-        return network_config.get('enable_router', True)
+        network_config = settings.OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK
+        return network_config['enable_router']
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/images/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/images/views.py
index ba39744602..d3aa16f71d 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/images/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/images/views.py
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ class IndexView(tables.DataTableView):
             return images
         filters = self.get_filters()
 
-        filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
-        if filter_first.get('admin.images', False) and \
-                len(filters) == len(self.DEFAULT_FILTERS):
+        filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
+        if (filter_first['admin.images'] and
+                len(filters) == len(self.DEFAULT_FILTERS)):
             self._prev = False
             self._more = False
             self._needs_filter_first = True
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/info/tables.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/info/tables.py
index 99a7ece182..eeb42da695 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/info/tables.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/info/tables.py
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ class NetworkL3AgentRoutersLinkAction(tables.LinkAction):
     verbose_name = _("View Routers")
 
     def allowed(self, request, datum):
-        network_config = getattr(settings, 'OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK', {})
-        if not network_config.get('enable_router', True):
+        network_config = settings.OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK
+        if not network_config['enable_router']:
             return False
         # Determine whether this action is allowed for the current request.
         return datum.agent_type == "L3 agent"
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/views.py
index 006185bf85..f40a8e2177 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/views.py
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ class AdminIndexView(tables.PagedTableMixin, tables.DataTableView):
         # If filter_first is set and if there are not other filters
         # selected, then search criteria must be provided and return an empty
         # list
-        filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
-        if (filter_first.get('admin.instances', False) and
+        filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
+        if (filter_first['admin.instances'] and
                 len(search_opts) == len(default_search_opts)):
             self._needs_filter_first = True
             self._more = False
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/networks/forms.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/networks/forms.py
index 341f882d41..05d997b868 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/networks/forms.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/networks/forms.py
@@ -169,15 +169,14 @@ class CreateNetwork(forms.SelfHandlingForm):
             is_extension_supported = False
 
         if is_extension_supported:
-            neutron_settings = getattr(settings,
-                                       'OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK', {})
+            neutron_settings = settings.OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK
             self.seg_id_range = SEGMENTATION_ID_RANGE.copy()
-            seg_id_range = neutron_settings.get('segmentation_id_range')
+            seg_id_range = neutron_settings['segmentation_id_range']
             if seg_id_range:
                 self.seg_id_range.update(seg_id_range)
 
             self.provider_types = PROVIDER_TYPES.copy()
-            extra_provider_types = neutron_settings.get('extra_provider_types')
+            extra_provider_types = neutron_settings['extra_provider_types']
             if extra_provider_types:
                 self.provider_types.update(extra_provider_types)
 
@@ -188,8 +187,8 @@ class CreateNetwork(forms.SelfHandlingForm):
                 net_type for net_type in self.provider_types
                 if self.provider_types[net_type]['require_physical_network']]
 
-            supported_provider_types = neutron_settings.get(
-                'supported_provider_types', DEFAULT_PROVIDER_TYPES)
+            supported_provider_types = neutron_settings[
+                'supported_provider_types']
             if supported_provider_types == ['*']:
                 supported_provider_types = DEFAULT_PROVIDER_TYPES
 
@@ -214,9 +213,8 @@ class CreateNetwork(forms.SelfHandlingForm):
                          for network_type in self.nettypes_with_seg_id)
             self.fields['segmentation_id'].widget.attrs.update(attrs)
 
-            physical_networks = getattr(settings,
-                                        'OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK', {}
-                                        ).get('physical_networks', [])
+            physical_networks = settings.OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK[
+                'physical_networks']
 
             if physical_networks:
                 self.fields['physical_network'] = forms.ThemableChoiceField(
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/networks/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/networks/views.py
index 61b9223a46..03410a2a07 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/networks/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/networks/views.py
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ class IndexView(tables.DataTableView):
             # If filter_first is set and if there are not other filters
             # selected, then search criteria must be provided and return an
             # empty list
-            filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
-            if filter_first.get('admin.networks', False) and \
-                    not search_opts:
+            filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
+            if filter_first['admin.networks'] and not search_opts:
                 self._needs_filter_first = True
                 return []
             self._needs_filter_first = False
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/overview/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/overview/views.py
index cc258aad4e..a79892882b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/overview/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/overview/views.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class GlobalOverview(usage.UsageView):
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super(GlobalOverview, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
-        context['monitoring'] = getattr(settings, 'EXTERNAL_MONITORING', [])
+        context['monitoring'] = settings.EXTERNAL_MONITORING
         return context
 
     def get_data(self):
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/rbac_policies/panel.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/rbac_policies/panel.py
index 72e78f7611..c9429fbf89 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/rbac_policies/panel.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/rbac_policies/panel.py
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ class RBACPolicies(horizon.Panel):
 
     def allowed(self, context):
         request = context['request']
-        network_config = getattr(settings, 'OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK', {})
+        network_config = settings.OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK
         try:
             return (
-                network_config.get('enable_rbac_policy', True) and
+                network_config['enable_rbac_policy'] and
                 neutron.is_extension_supported(request,
                                                extension_alias='rbac-policies')
             )
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/routers/panel.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/routers/panel.py
index a525d2ab4f..f11856e95a 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/routers/panel.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/routers/panel.py
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ class Routers(horizon.Panel):
 
     @staticmethod
     def can_register():
-        network_config = getattr(settings, 'OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK', {})
-        return network_config.get('enable_router', True)
+        network_config = settings.OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK
+        return network_config['enable_router']
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/routers/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/routers/views.py
index 2e74e99728..78e65fd8de 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/routers/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/routers/views.py
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class IndexView(r_views.IndexView, n_views.IndexView):
             # If admin_filter_first is set and if there are not other filters
             # selected, then search criteria must be provided and return an
             # empty list
-            filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
-            if filter_first.get('admin.routers', False) and not filters:
+            filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
+            if filter_first['admin.routers'] and not filters:
                 self._needs_filter_first = True
                 return []
             self._needs_filter_first = False
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/volumes/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/volumes/views.py
index 6b4ff822d9..f9571bd11d 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/volumes/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/volumes/views.py
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ class VolumesView(tables.PagedTableMixin, volumes_views.VolumeTableMixIn,
         default_filters = {'all_tenants': True}
 
         filters = self.get_filters(default_filters.copy())
-        filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
+        filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
         volumes = []
 
         self.table.needs_filter_first = False
 
-        if filter_first.get('admin.volumes', False) and \
-                len(filters) == len(default_filters):
+        if (filter_first['admin.volumes'] and
+                len(filters) == len(default_filters)):
             self.table.needs_filter_first = True
             return volumes
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/application_credentials/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/application_credentials/views.py
index 3475158cfc..b5e61f7fc8 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/application_credentials/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/application_credentials/views.py
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ class IndexView(tables.DataTableView):
         # If filter_first is set and if there are not other filters
         # selected, then search criteria must be provided
         # and return an empty list
-        filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
-        if (filter_first.get('identity.application_credentials', False) and
-                not filters):
+        filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
+        if filter_first['identity.application_credentials'] and not filters:
             self._needs_filter_first = True
             return app_creds
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/groups/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/groups/views.py
index ba461f8e0b..8eb96d60e5 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/groups/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/groups/views.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class IndexView(tables.DataTableView):
             # If filter_first is set and if there are not other filters
             # selected, then search criteria must be provided and
             # return an empty list
-            filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
-            if filter_first.get('identity.groups', False) and not filters:
+            filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
+            if filter_first['identity.groups'] and not filters:
                 self._needs_filter_first = True
                 return groups
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/projects/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/projects/views.py
index 6d3e842e66..7c0ff4c515 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/projects/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/projects/views.py
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ class IndexView(tables.DataTableView):
             # If filter_first is set and if there are not other filters
             # selected, then search criteria must be provided and
             # return an empty list
-            filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
-            if filter_first.get('identity.projects', False) and not filters:
+            filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
+            if filter_first['identity.projects'] and not filters:
                 self._needs_filter_first = True
                 self._more = False
                 return tenants
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/roles/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/roles/views.py
index c829dcfb5b..b2335b406d 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/roles/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/roles/views.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class IndexView(tables.DataTableView):
             # If filter_first is set and if there are not other filters
             # selected, then search criteria must be provided
             # and return an empty list
-            filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
-            if filter_first.get('identity.roles', False) and not filters:
+            filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
+            if filter_first['identity.roles'] and not filters:
                 self._needs_filter_first = True
                 return roles
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/views.py
index 93a4484d7c..325712bc9b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/views.py
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class IndexView(tables.DataTableView):
             # If filter_first is set and if there are not other filters
             # selected, then search criteria must be provided
             # and return an empty list
-            filter_first = getattr(settings, 'FILTER_DATA_FIRST', {})
-            if filter_first.get('identity.users', False) and not filters:
+            filter_first = settings.FILTER_DATA_FIRST
+            if filter_first['identity.users'] and not filters:
                 self._needs_filter_first = True
                 return users
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/defaults.py b/openstack_dashboard/defaults.py
index a8398014be..8e22f1a8c4 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/defaults.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/defaults.py
@@ -26,6 +26,26 @@ ENABLE_CLIENT_TOKEN = True
 # form to verify that it is indeed the admin logged-in who wants to change
 # the password.
 ENFORCE_PASSWORD_CHECK = False
+
+EXTERNAL_MONITORING = []
+
+# To allow operators to require users provide a search criteria first
+# before loading any data into the views, set the following dict
+# attributes to True in each one of the panels you want to enable this feature.
+# Follow the convention <dashboard>.<view>
+FILTER_DATA_FIRST = {
+    'admin.instances': False,
+    'admin.images': False,
+    'admin.networks': False,
+    'admin.routers': False,
+    'admin.volumes': False,
+    'identity.application_credentials': False,
+    'identity.groups': False,
+    'identity.projects': False,
+    'identity.roles': False,
+    'identity.users': False,
+}
+
 # Set to 'legacy' or 'direct' to allow users to upload images to glance via
 # Horizon server. When enabled, a file form field will appear on the create
 # image form. If set to 'off', there will be no file form field on the create
@@ -117,6 +137,7 @@ OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK = {
     'enable_ipv6': True,
     # TODO(amotoki): Change the default value to True? See local_settings.py
     'enable_quotas': False,
+    'enable_rbac_policy': True,
     'enable_router': True,
 
     # Default dns servers you would like to use when a subnet is
@@ -129,7 +150,7 @@ OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK = {
     # Set which provider network types are supported. Only the network types
     # in this list will be available to choose from when creating a network.
     # Network types include local, flat, vlan, gre, vxlan and geneve.
-    # 'supported_provider_types': ['*'],
+    'supported_provider_types': ['*'],
 
     # You can configure available segmentation ID range per network type
     # in your deployment.
@@ -137,6 +158,7 @@ OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK = {
     #     'vlan': [1024, 2048],
     #     'vxlan': [4094, 65536],
     # },
+    'segmentation_id_range': {},
 
     # You can define additional provider network types here.
     # 'extra_provider_types': {
@@ -146,6 +168,7 @@ OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK = {
     #         'require_segmentation_id': True,
     #     }
     # },
+    'extra_provider_types': {},
 
     # Set which VNIC types are supported for port binding. Only the VNIC
     # types in this list will be available to choose from when creating a
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example b/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
index deb1d419ac..cd5e8d0547 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
@@ -277,14 +277,21 @@ OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_URL = "http://%s:5000/v3" % OPENSTACK_HOST
 # services provided by neutron. Options currently available are load
 # balancer service, security groups, quotas, VPN service.
 OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK = {
-    'enable_router': True,
+    'enable_auto_allocated_network': False,
+    'enable_distributed_router': False,
+    'enable_fip_topology_check': True,
+    'enable_ha_router': False,
+    'enable_ipv6': True,
     # TODO(amotoki): Drop OPENSTACK_NEUTRON_NETWORK completely from here.
     # enable_quotas has the different default value here.
     'enable_quotas': True,
-    'enable_ipv6': True,
-    'enable_distributed_router': False,
-    'enable_ha_router': False,
-    'enable_fip_topology_check': True,
+    'enable_rbac_policy': True,
+    'enable_router': True,
+
+    'default_dns_nameservers': [],
+    'supported_provider_types': ['*'],
+    'segmentation_id_range': {},
+    'extra_provider_types': {},
     'supported_vnic_types': ['*'],
     'physical_networks': [],
 
@@ -694,22 +701,6 @@ SECURITY_GROUP_RULES = {
 # of data fetched by default when rendering the Overview panel.
 #OVERVIEW_DAYS_RANGE = 1
 
-# To allow operators to require users provide a search criteria first
-# before loading any data into the views, set the following dict
-# attributes to True in each one of the panels you want to enable this feature.
-# Follow the convention <dashboard>.<view>
-#FILTER_DATA_FIRST = {
-#    'admin.instances': False,
-#    'admin.images': False,
-#    'admin.networks': False,
-#    'admin.routers': False,
-#    'admin.volumes': False,
-#    'identity.users': False,
-#    'identity.projects': False,
-#    'identity.groups': False,
-#    'identity.roles': False
-#}
-
 # Dict used to restrict user private subnet cidr range.
 # An empty list means that user input will not be restricted
 # for a corresponding IP version. By default, there is