fortios_wireless_controller_wtp – Configure Wireless Termination Points (WTPs), that is, FortiAPs or APs to be managed by FortiGate 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 wireless_controller feature and wtp category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

Requirements

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

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
host
string
FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
password
string
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
state
string
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object. This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level. It has been moved out to this outer level.
username
string
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
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.
wireless_controller_wtp
dictionary
Configure Wireless Termination Points (WTPs), that is, FortiAPs or APs to be managed by FortiGate.
admin
string
    Choices:
  • discovered
  • disable
  • enable
Configure how the FortiGate operating as a wireless controller discovers and manages this WTP, AP or FortiAP.
allowaccess
string
    Choices:
  • telnet
  • http
  • https
  • ssh
Control management access to the managed WTP, FortiAP, or AP. Separate entries with a space.
bonjour_profile
string
Bonjour profile name. Source wireless-controller.bonjour-profile.name.
coordinate_enable
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable WTP coordinates (X,Y axis).
coordinate_latitude
string
WTP latitude coordinate.
coordinate_longitude
string
WTP longitude coordinate.
coordinate_x
string
X axis coordinate.
coordinate_y
string
Y axis coordinate.
image_download
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable WTP image download.
index
integer
Index (0 - 4294967295).
ip_fragment_preventing
string
    Choices:
  • tcp-mss-adjust
  • icmp-unreachable
Method by which IP fragmentation is prevented for CAPWAP tunneled control and data packets .
lan
dictionary
WTP LAN port mapping.
port1_mode
string
    Choices:
  • offline
  • nat-to-wan
  • bridge-to-wan
  • bridge-to-ssid
LAN port 1 mode.
port1_ssid
string
Bridge LAN port 1 to SSID. Source wireless-controller.vap.name.
port2_mode
string
    Choices:
  • offline
  • nat-to-wan
  • bridge-to-wan
  • bridge-to-ssid
LAN port 2 mode.
port2_ssid
string
Bridge LAN port 2 to SSID. Source wireless-controller.vap.name.
port3_mode
string
    Choices:
  • offline
  • nat-to-wan
  • bridge-to-wan
  • bridge-to-ssid
LAN port 3 mode.
port3_ssid
string
Bridge LAN port 3 to SSID. Source wireless-controller.vap.name.
port4_mode
string
    Choices:
  • offline
  • nat-to-wan
  • bridge-to-wan
  • bridge-to-ssid
LAN port 4 mode.
port4_ssid
string
Bridge LAN port 4 to SSID. Source wireless-controller.vap.name.
port5_mode
string
    Choices:
  • offline
  • nat-to-wan
  • bridge-to-wan
  • bridge-to-ssid
LAN port 5 mode.
port5_ssid
string
Bridge LAN port 5 to SSID. Source wireless-controller.vap.name.
port6_mode
string
    Choices:
  • offline
  • nat-to-wan
  • bridge-to-wan
  • bridge-to-ssid
LAN port 6 mode.
port6_ssid
string
Bridge LAN port 6 to SSID. Source wireless-controller.vap.name.
port7_mode
string
    Choices:
  • offline
  • nat-to-wan
  • bridge-to-wan
  • bridge-to-ssid
LAN port 7 mode.
port7_ssid
string
Bridge LAN port 7 to SSID. Source wireless-controller.vap.name.
port8_mode
string
    Choices:
  • offline
  • nat-to-wan
  • bridge-to-wan
  • bridge-to-ssid
LAN port 8 mode.
port8_ssid
string
Bridge LAN port 8 to SSID. Source wireless-controller.vap.name.
port_mode
string
    Choices:
  • offline
  • nat-to-wan
  • bridge-to-wan
  • bridge-to-ssid
LAN port mode.
port_ssid
string
Bridge LAN port to SSID. Source wireless-controller.vap.name.
led_state
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to allow the FortiAPs LEDs to light. Disable to keep the LEDs off. You may want to keep the LEDs off so they are not distracting in low light areas etc.
location
string
Field for describing the physical location of the WTP, AP or FortiAP.
login_passwd
string
Set the managed WTP, FortiAP, or AP's administrator password.
login_passwd_change
string
    Choices:
  • yes
  • default
  • no
Change or reset the administrator password of a managed WTP, FortiAP or AP (yes, default, or no).
mesh_bridge_enable
string
    Choices:
  • default
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable mesh Ethernet bridge when WTP is configured as a mesh branch/leaf AP.
name
string
WTP, AP or FortiAP configuration name.
override_allowaccess
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the WTP profile management access configuration.
override_ip_fragment
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable overriding the WTP profile IP fragment prevention setting.
override_lan
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the WTP profile LAN port setting.
override_led_state
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the profile LED state setting for this FortiAP. You must enable this option to use the led-state command to turn off the FortiAP's LEDs.
override_login_passwd_change
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the WTP profile login-password (administrator password) setting.
override_split_tunnel
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable overriding the WTP profile split tunneling setting.
override_wan_port_mode
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable overriding the wan-port-mode in the WTP profile.
radio_1
dictionary
Configuration options for radio 1.
auto_power_high
integer
Automatic transmission power high limit in decibels (dB) of the measured power referenced to one milliwatt (mW), or dBm (10 - 17 dBm).
auto_power_level
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable automatic power-level adjustment to prevent co-channel interference .
auto_power_low
integer
Automatic transmission power low limit in dBm (the actual range of transmit power depends on the AP platform type).
band
string
    Choices:
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11n-5G
  • 802.11n,g-only
  • 802.11g-only
  • 802.11n-only
  • 802.11n-5G-only
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11ac,n-only
  • 802.11ac-only
WiFi band that Radio 1 operates on.
channel
list
Selected list of wireless radio channels.
chan
string / required
Channel number.
override_analysis
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the WTP profile spectrum analysis configuration.
override_band
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the WTP profile band setting.
override_channel
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override WTP profile channel settings.
override_txpower
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the WTP profile power level configuration.
override_vaps
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override WTP profile Virtual Access Point (VAP) settings.
power_level
integer
Radio power level as a percentage of the maximum transmit power (0 - 100).
radio_id
integer
radio-id
spectrum_analysis
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable spectrum analysis to find interference that would negatively impact wireless performance.
vap_all
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the automatic inheritance of all Virtual Access Points (VAPs) .
vaps
list
Manually selected list of Virtual Access Points (VAPs).
name
string / required
Virtual Access Point (VAP) name. Source wireless-controller.vap-group.name wireless-controller.vap.name.
radio_2
dictionary
Configuration options for radio 2.
auto_power_high
integer
Automatic transmission power high limit in decibels (dB) of the measured power referenced to one milliwatt (mW), or dBm (10 - 17 dBm).
auto_power_level
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable automatic power-level adjustment to prevent co-channel interference .
auto_power_low
integer
Automatic transmission power low limit in dBm (the actual range of transmit power depends on the AP platform type).
band
string
    Choices:
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11n-5G
  • 802.11n,g-only
  • 802.11g-only
  • 802.11n-only
  • 802.11n-5G-only
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11ac,n-only
  • 802.11ac-only
WiFi band that Radio 1 operates on.
channel
list
Selected list of wireless radio channels.
chan
string / required
Channel number.
override_analysis
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the WTP profile spectrum analysis configuration.
override_band
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the WTP profile band setting.
override_channel
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override WTP profile channel settings.
override_txpower
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override the WTP profile power level configuration.
override_vaps
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override WTP profile Virtual Access Point (VAP) settings.
power_level
integer
Radio power level as a percentage of the maximum transmit power (0 - 100).
radio_id
integer
radio-id
spectrum_analysis
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable spectrum analysis to find interference that would negatively impact wireless performance.
vap_all
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable the automatic inheritance of all Virtual Access Points (VAPs) .
vaps
list
Manually selected list of Virtual Access Points (VAPs).
name
string / required
Virtual Access Point (VAP) name. Source wireless-controller.vap-group.name wireless-controller.vap.name.
split_tunneling_acl
list
Split tunneling ACL filter list.
dest_ip
string
Destination IP and mask for the split-tunneling subnet.
id
integer / required
ID.
split_tunneling_acl_local_ap_subnet
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable automatically adding local subnetwork of FortiAP to split-tunneling ACL .
split_tunneling_acl_path
string
    Choices:
  • tunnel
  • local
Split tunneling ACL path is local/tunnel.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.
Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
tun_mtu_downlink
integer
Downlink tunnel MTU in octets. Set the value to either 0 (by default), 576, or 1500.
tun_mtu_uplink
integer
Uplink tunnel maximum transmission unit (MTU) in octets (eight-bit bytes). Set the value to either 0 (by default), 576, or 1500.
wan_port_mode
string
    Choices:
  • wan-lan
  • wan-only
Enable/disable using the FortiAP WAN port as a LAN port.
wtp_id
string
WTP ID.
wtp_mode
string
    Choices:
  • normal
  • remote
WTP, AP, or FortiAP operating mode; normal (by default) or remote. A tunnel mode SSID can be assigned to an AP in normal mode but not remote mode, while a local-bridge mode SSID can be assigned to an AP in either normal mode or remote mode.
wtp_profile
string
WTP profile name to apply to this WTP, AP or FortiAP. Source wireless-controller.wtp-profile.name.

Notes

Note

  • Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet

  • Run as a local_action in your playbook

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure Wireless Termination Points (WTPs), that is, FortiAPs or APs to be managed by FortiGate.
    fortios_wireless_controller_wtp:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      wireless_controller_wtp:
        admin: "discovered"
        allowaccess: "telnet"
        bonjour_profile: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.bonjour-profile.name)"
        coordinate_enable: "enable"
        coordinate_latitude: "<your_own_value>"
        coordinate_longitude: "<your_own_value>"
        coordinate_x: "<your_own_value>"
        coordinate_y: "<your_own_value>"
        image_download: "enable"
        index: "12"
        ip_fragment_preventing: "tcp-mss-adjust"
        lan:
            port_mode: "offline"
            port_ssid: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.vap.name)"
            port1_mode: "offline"
            port1_ssid: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.vap.name)"
            port2_mode: "offline"
            port2_ssid: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.vap.name)"
            port3_mode: "offline"
            port3_ssid: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.vap.name)"
            port4_mode: "offline"
            port4_ssid: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.vap.name)"
            port5_mode: "offline"
            port5_ssid: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.vap.name)"
            port6_mode: "offline"
            port6_ssid: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.vap.name)"
            port7_mode: "offline"
            port7_ssid: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.vap.name)"
            port8_mode: "offline"
            port8_ssid: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.vap.name)"
        led_state: "enable"
        location: "<your_own_value>"
        login_passwd: "<your_own_value>"
        login_passwd_change: "yes"
        mesh_bridge_enable: "default"
        name: "default_name_38"
        override_allowaccess: "enable"
        override_ip_fragment: "enable"
        override_lan: "enable"
        override_led_state: "enable"
        override_login_passwd_change: "enable"
        override_split_tunnel: "enable"
        override_wan_port_mode: "enable"
        radio_1:
            auto_power_high: "47"
            auto_power_level: "enable"
            auto_power_low: "49"
            band: "802.11a"
            channel:
             -
                chan: "<your_own_value>"
            override_analysis: "enable"
            override_band: "enable"
            override_channel: "enable"
            override_txpower: "enable"
            override_vaps: "enable"
            power_level: "58"
            radio_id: "59"
            spectrum_analysis: "enable"
            vap_all: "enable"
            vaps:
             -
                name: "default_name_63 (source wireless-controller.vap-group.name wireless-controller.vap.name)"
        radio_2:
            auto_power_high: "65"
            auto_power_level: "enable"
            auto_power_low: "67"
            band: "802.11a"
            channel:
             -
                chan: "<your_own_value>"
            override_analysis: "enable"
            override_band: "enable"
            override_channel: "enable"
            override_txpower: "enable"
            override_vaps: "enable"
            power_level: "76"
            radio_id: "77"
            spectrum_analysis: "enable"
            vap_all: "enable"
            vaps:
             -
                name: "default_name_81 (source wireless-controller.vap-group.name wireless-controller.vap.name)"
        split_tunneling_acl:
         -
            dest_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "84"
        split_tunneling_acl_local_ap_subnet: "enable"
        split_tunneling_acl_path: "tunnel"
        tun_mtu_downlink: "87"
        tun_mtu_uplink: "88"
        wan_port_mode: "wan-lan"
        wtp_id: "<your_own_value>"
        wtp_mode: "normal"
        wtp_profile: "<your_own_value> (source wireless-controller.wtp-profile.name)"

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


Status

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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