fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_modem module – Configure MODEM in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This module is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.1.6).

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_system_modem.

New in version 2.0.0: of fortinet.fortios

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify system feature and modem 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

Comments

access_token

string

Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.

enable_log

boolean

Enable/Disable logging for task.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

member_path

string

Member attribute path to operate on.

Delimited by a slash character if there are more than one attribute.

Parameter marked with member_path is legitimate for doing member operation.

member_state

string

Add or delete a member under specified attribute path.

When member_state is specified, the state option is ignored.

Choices:

  • present

  • absent

system_modem

dictionary

Configure MODEM.

action

string

Dial up/stop MODEM.

Choices:

  • dial

  • stop

  • none

altmode

string

Enable/disable altmode for installations using PPP in China.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

authtype1

list / elements=string

Allowed authentication types for ISP 1.

Choices:

  • pap

  • chap

  • mschap

  • mschapv2

authtype2

list / elements=string

Allowed authentication types for ISP 2.

Choices:

  • pap

  • chap

  • mschap

  • mschapv2

authtype3

list / elements=string

Allowed authentication types for ISP 3.

Choices:

  • pap

  • chap

  • mschap

  • mschapv2

auto_dial

string

Enable/disable auto-dial after a reboot or disconnection.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

connect_timeout

integer

Connection completion timeout (30 - 255 sec).

dial_cmd1

string

Dial command (this is often an ATD or ATDT command).

dial_cmd2

string

Dial command (this is often an ATD or ATDT command).

dial_cmd3

string

Dial command (this is often an ATD or ATDT command).

dial_on_demand

string

Enable/disable to dial the modem when packets are routed to the modem interface.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

distance

integer

Distance of learned routes (1 - 255).

dont_send_CR1

string

Do not send CR when connected (ISP1).

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

dont_send_CR2

string

Do not send CR when connected (ISP2).

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

dont_send_CR3

string

Do not send CR when connected (ISP3).

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

extra_init1

string

Extra initialization string to ISP 1.

extra_init2

string

Extra initialization string to ISP 2.

extra_init3

string

Extra initialization string to ISP 3.

holddown_timer

integer

Hold down timer in seconds (1 - 60 sec).

idle_timer

integer

MODEM connection idle time (1 - 9999 min).

interface

string

Name of redundant interface. Source system.interface.name.

lockdown_lac

string

Allow connection only to the specified Location Area Code (LAC).

mode

string

Set MODEM operation mode to redundant or standalone.

Choices:

  • standalone

  • redundant

network_init

string

AT command to set the Network name/type (AT+COPS=<mode>,[<format>,<oper>[,<AcT>]]).

passwd1

string

Password to access the specified dialup account.

passwd2

string

Password to access the specified dialup account.

passwd3

string

Password to access the specified dialup account.

peer_modem1

string

Specify peer MODEM type for phone1.

Choices:

  • generic

  • actiontec

  • ascend_TNT

peer_modem2

string

Specify peer MODEM type for phone2.

Choices:

  • generic

  • actiontec

  • ascend_TNT

peer_modem3

string

Specify peer MODEM type for phone3.

Choices:

  • generic

  • actiontec

  • ascend_TNT

phone1

string

Phone number to connect to the dialup account (must not contain spaces, and should include standard special characters).

phone2

string

Phone number to connect to the dialup account (must not contain spaces, and should include standard special characters).

phone3

string

Phone number to connect to the dialup account (must not contain spaces, and should include standard special characters).

pin_init

string

AT command to set the PIN (AT+PIN=<pin>).

ppp_echo_request1

string

Enable/disable PPP echo-request to ISP 1.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

ppp_echo_request2

string

Enable/disable PPP echo-request to ISP 2.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

ppp_echo_request3

string

Enable/disable PPP echo-request to ISP 3.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

priority

integer

Priority of learned routes (0 - 4294967295).

redial

string

Redial limit (1 - 10 attempts, none = redial forever).

Choices:

  • none

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

  • 7

  • 8

  • 9

  • 10

reset

integer

Number of dial attempts before resetting modem (0 = never reset).

status

string

Enable/disable Modem support (equivalent to bringing an interface up or down).

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

traffic_check

string

Enable/disable traffic-check.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

username1

string

User name to access the specified dialup account.

username2

string

User name to access the specified dialup account.

username3

string

User name to access the specified dialup account.

wireless_port

integer

Enter wireless port number, 0 for default, 1 for first port, … (0 - 4294967295)

vdom

string

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.

Default: “root”

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 MODEM.
    fortios_system_modem:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      system_modem:
        action: "dial"
        altmode: "enable"
        authtype1: "pap"
        authtype2: "pap"
        authtype3: "pap"
        auto_dial: "enable"
        connect_timeout: "9"
        dial_cmd1: "<your_own_value>"
        dial_cmd2: "<your_own_value>"
        dial_cmd3: "<your_own_value>"
        dial_on_demand: "enable"
        distance: "14"
        dont_send_CR1: "enable"
        dont_send_CR2: "enable"
        dont_send_CR3: "enable"
        extra_init1: "<your_own_value>"
        extra_init2: "<your_own_value>"
        extra_init3: "<your_own_value>"
        holddown_timer: "21"
        idle_timer: "22"
        interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        lockdown_lac: "<your_own_value>"
        mode: "standalone"
        network_init: "<your_own_value>"
        passwd1: "<your_own_value>"
        passwd2: "<your_own_value>"
        passwd3: "<your_own_value>"
        peer_modem1: "generic"
        peer_modem2: "generic"
        peer_modem3: "generic"
        phone1: "<your_own_value>"
        phone2: "<your_own_value>"
        phone3: "<your_own_value>"
        pin_init: "<your_own_value>"
        ppp_echo_request1: "enable"
        ppp_echo_request2: "enable"
        ppp_echo_request3: "enable"
        priority: "40"
        redial: "none"
        reset: "42"
        status: "enable"
        traffic_check: "enable"
        username1: "<your_own_value>"
        username2: "<your_own_value>"
        username3: "<your_own_value>"
        wireless_port: "48"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

build

string

Build number of the fortigate image

Returned: always

Sample: “1547”

http_method

string

Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: “PUT”

http_status

string

Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Returned: always

Sample: “200”

mkey

string

Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Returned: success

Sample: “id”

name

string

Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: “urlfilter”

path

string

Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: “webfilter”

revision

string

Internal revision number

Returned: always

Sample: “17.0.2.10658”

serial

string

Serial number of the unit

Returned: always

Sample: “FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352”

status

string

Indication of the operation’s result

Returned: always

Sample: “success”

vdom

string

Virtual domain used

Returned: always

Sample: “root”

version

string

Version of the FortiGate

Returned: always

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)