fortios_endpoint_control_settings – Configure endpoint control settings in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify endpoint_control feature and settings category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • ansible>=2.9.0

Parameters

  • access_token - Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate. type: str required: False
  • vdom - Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit. type: str default: root
  • endpoint_control_settings - Configure endpoint control settings. type: dict
    • download_custom_link - Customized URL for downloading FortiClient. type: str
    • download_location - FortiClient download location (FortiGuard or custom). type: str choices: fortiguard, custom
    • forticlient_avdb_update_interval - Period of time between FortiClient AntiVirus database updates (0 - 24 hours). type: int
    • forticlient_dereg_unsupported_client - Enable/disable deregistering unsupported FortiClient endpoints. type: str choices: enable, disable
    • forticlient_ems_rest_api_call_timeout - FortiClient EMS call timeout in milliseconds (500 - 30000 milliseconds). type: int
    • forticlient_keepalive_interval - Interval between two KeepAlive messages from FortiClient (20 - 300 sec). type: int
    • forticlient_offline_grace - Enable/disable grace period for offline registered clients. type: str choices: enable, disable
    • forticlient_offline_grace_interval - Grace period for offline registered FortiClient (60 - 600 sec). type: int
    • forticlient_reg_key - FortiClient registration key. type: str
    • forticlient_reg_key_enforce - Enable/disable requiring or enforcing FortiClient registration keys. type: str choices: enable, disable
    • forticlient_reg_timeout - FortiClient registration license timeout (days, min = 1, max = 180, 0 means unlimited). type: int
    • forticlient_sys_update_interval - Interval between two system update messages from FortiClient (30 - 1440 min). type: int
    • forticlient_user_avatar - Enable/disable uploading FortiClient user avatars. type: str choices: enable, disable
    • forticlient_warning_interval - Period of time between FortiClient portal warnings (0 - 24 hours). type: int

Notes

Note

  • Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

Examples

- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Configure endpoint control settings.
    fortios_endpoint_control_settings:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      endpoint_control_settings:
        download_custom_link: "<your_own_value>"
        download_location: "fortiguard"
        forticlient_avdb_update_interval: "5"
        forticlient_dereg_unsupported_client: "enable"
        forticlient_ems_rest_api_call_timeout: "7"
        forticlient_keepalive_interval: "8"
        forticlient_offline_grace: "enable"
        forticlient_offline_grace_interval: "10"
        forticlient_reg_key: "<your_own_value>"
        forticlient_reg_key_enforce: "enable"
        forticlient_reg_timeout: "13"
        forticlient_sys_update_interval: "14"
        forticlient_user_avatar: "enable"
        forticlient_warning_interval: "16"

Return Values

Common return values are documented: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

  • build - Build number of the fortigate image returned: always type: str sample: 1547
  • http_method - Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate returned: always type: str sample: PUT
  • http_status - Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied returned: always type: str sample: 200
  • mkey - Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate returned: success type: str sample: id
  • name - Name of the table used to fulfill the request returned: always type: str sample: urlfilter
  • path - Path of the table used to fulfill the request returned: always type: str sample: webfilter
  • revision - Internal revision number returned: always type: str sample: 17.0.2.10658
  • serial - Serial number of the unit returned: always type: str sample: FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
  • status - Indication of the operation's result returned: always type: str sample: success
  • vdom - Virtual domain used returned: always type: str sample: root
  • version - Version of the FortiGate returned: always type: str sample: v5.6.3

Status

  • This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Authors

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)
  • Jie Xue (@JieX19)
  • Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)
  • Frank Shen (@frankshen01)
  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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