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

Note

This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 1.1.8).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install fortinet.fortios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_endpoint_control_settings.

New in version 2.8: of fortinet.fortios

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

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
access_token
string
Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.
endpoint_control_settings
dictionary
Configure endpoint control settings.
download_custom_link
string
Customized URL for downloading FortiClient.
download_location
string
    Choices:
  • fortiguard
  • custom
FortiClient download location (FortiGuard or custom).
forticlient_avdb_update_interval
integer
Period of time between FortiClient AntiVirus database updates (0 - 24 hours).
forticlient_dereg_unsupported_client
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable deregistering unsupported FortiClient endpoints.
forticlient_ems_rest_api_call_timeout
integer
FortiClient EMS call timeout in milliseconds (500 - 30000 milliseconds).
forticlient_keepalive_interval
integer
Interval between two KeepAlive messages from FortiClient (20 - 300 sec).
forticlient_offline_grace
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable grace period for offline registered clients.
forticlient_offline_grace_interval
integer
Grace period for offline registered FortiClient (60 - 600 sec).
forticlient_reg_key
string
FortiClient registration key.
forticlient_reg_key_enforce
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable requiring or enforcing FortiClient registration keys.
forticlient_reg_timeout
integer
FortiClient registration license timeout (days, min = 1, max = 180, 0 means unlimited).
forticlient_sys_update_interval
integer
Interval between two system update messages from FortiClient (30 - 1440 min).
forticlient_user_avatar
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable uploading FortiClient user avatars.
forticlient_warning_interval
integer
Period of time between FortiClient portal warnings (0 - 24 hours).
vdom
string
Default:
"root"
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.

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 here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
build
string
always
Build number of the fortigate image

Sample:
1547
http_method
string
always
Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Sample:
PUT
http_status
string
always
Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Sample:
200
mkey
string
success
Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Sample:
id
name
string
always
Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
urlfilter
path
string
always
Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
webfilter
revision
string
always
Internal revision number

Sample:
17.0.2.10658
serial
string
always
Serial number of the unit

Sample:
FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
status
string
always
Indication of the operation's result

Sample:
success
vdom
string
always
Virtual domain used

Sample:
root
version
string
always
Version of the FortiGate

Sample:
v5.6.3


Authors

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

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/fortinet/fortios/fortios_endpoint_control_settings_module.html