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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 2.1.2).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
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 2.10: 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.
         | 
     ||
| enable_log
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/Disable logging for task.
         | 
     |
| endpoint_control_settings
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure endpoint control settings.
         | 
     ||
| download_custom_link
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Customized URL for downloading FortiClient.
         | 
     ||
| download_location
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable deregistering unsupported FortiClient endpoints.
         | 
     |
| forticlient_disconnect_unsupported_client
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable disconnecting of 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
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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_disconnect_unsupported_client: "enable"
        forticlient_ems_rest_api_call_timeout: "8"
        forticlient_keepalive_interval: "9"
        forticlient_offline_grace: "enable"
        forticlient_offline_grace_interval: "11"
        forticlient_reg_key: "<your_own_value>"
        forticlient_reg_key_enforce: "enable"
        forticlient_reg_timeout: "14"
        forticlient_sys_update_interval: "15"
        forticlient_user_avatar: "enable"
        forticlient_warning_interval: "17"
  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
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/fortinet/fortios/fortios_endpoint_control_settings_module.html