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cisco.meraki.meraki_mx_nat module – Manage NAT rules in Meraki cloud

Note

This module is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.13.0).

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 cisco.meraki.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.meraki.meraki_mx_nat.

Synopsis 

Allows for creation, management, and visibility of NAT rules (1:1, 1:many, port forwarding) within Meraki.

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
auth_key string / required	Authentication key provided by the dashboard. Required if environmental variable `MERAKI_KEY` is not set.
host string	Hostname for Meraki dashboard. Can be used to access regional Meraki environments, such as China. Default: `"api.meraki.com"`
internal_error_retry_time integer	Number of seconds to retry if server returns an internal server error. Default: `60`
net_id string	ID number of a network.
net_name aliases: name, network string	Name of a network.
one_to_many list / elements=dictionary	List of 1:many NAT rules.
port_rules list / elements=dictionary	List of associated port rules.
allowed_ips list / elements=string	Remote IP addresses or ranges that are permitted to access the internal resource via this port forwarding rule, or ‘any’.
local_ip string	Local IP address to which traffic will be forwarded.
local_port string	Destination port of the forwarded traffic that will be sent from the MX to the specified host on the LAN. If you simply wish to forward the traffic without translating the port, this should be the same as the Public port.
name string	A description of the rule.
protocol string	Protocol to apply NAT rule to. Choices: `"tcp"` `"udp"`
public_port string	Destination port of the traffic that is arriving on the WAN.
public_ip string	The IP address that will be used to access the internal resource from the WAN.
uplink string	The physical WAN interface on which the traffic will arrive. Choices: `"both"` `"internet1"` `"internet2"`
one_to_one list / elements=dictionary	List of 1:1 NAT rules.
allowed_inbound list / elements=dictionary	The ports this mapping will provide access on, and the remote IPs that will be allowed access to the resource.
allowed_ips list / elements=string	ranges of WAN IP addresses that are allowed to make inbound connections on the specified ports or port ranges, or ‘any’.
destination_ports list / elements=string	List of ports or port ranges that will be forwarded to the host on the LAN.
protocol string	Protocol to apply NAT rule to. Choices: `"any"` ← (default) `"icmp-ping"` `"tcp"` `"udp"`
lan_ip string	The IP address of the server or device that hosts the internal resource that you wish to make available on the WAN.
name string	A descriptive name for the rule.
public_ip string	The IP address that will be used to access the internal resource from the WAN.
uplink string	The physical WAN interface on which the traffic will arrive. Choices: `"both"` `"internet1"` `"internet2"`
org_id string	ID of organization associated to a network.
org_name aliases: organization string	Name of organization.
output_format string	Instructs module whether response keys should be snake case (ex. `net_id`) or camel case (ex. `netId`). Choices: `"snakecase"` ← (default) `"camelcase"`
output_level string	Set amount of debug output during module execution. Choices: `"debug"` `"normal"` ← (default)
port_forwarding list / elements=dictionary	List of port forwarding rules.
allowed_ips list / elements=string	List of ranges of WAN IP addresses that are allowed to make inbound connections on the specified ports or port ranges (or any).
lan_ip string	The IP address of the server or device that hosts the internal resource that you wish to make available on the WAN.
local_port integer	A port or port ranges that will receive the forwarded traffic from the WAN.
name string	A descriptive name for the rule.
protocol string	Protocol to forward traffic for. Choices: `"tcp"` `"udp"`
public_port integer	A port or port ranges that will be forwarded to the host on the LAN.
uplink string	The physical WAN interface on which the traffic will arrive. Choices: `"both"` `"internet1"` `"internet2"`
rate_limit_retry_time integer	Number of seconds to retry if rate limiter is triggered. Default: `165`
state string	Create or modify an organization. Choices: `"present"` ← (default) `"query"`
subset list / elements=string	Specifies which NAT components to query. Choices: `"1:1"` `"1:many"` `"all"` ← (default) `"port_forwarding"` Default: `["all"]`
timeout integer	Time to timeout for HTTP requests. Default: `30`
use_https boolean	If `no`, it will use HTTP. Otherwise it will use HTTPS. Only useful for internal Meraki developers. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
use_proxy boolean	If `no`, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
validate_certs boolean	Whether to validate HTTP certificates. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)

Notes 

Note

More information about the Meraki API can be found at https://dashboard.meraki.com/api_docs.
Some of the options are likely only used for developers within Meraki.
As of Ansible 2.9, Meraki modules output keys as snake case. To use camel case, set the ANSIBLE_MERAKI_FORMAT environment variable to camelcase.
Ansible’s Meraki modules will stop supporting camel case output in Ansible 2.13. Please update your playbooks.
Check Mode downloads the current configuration from the dashboard, then compares changes against this download. Check Mode will report changed if there are differences in the configurations, but does not submit changes to the API for validation of change.

Examples 

- name: Query all NAT rules
  meraki_nat:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourNet
    state: query
    subset: all
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query 1:1 NAT rules
  meraki_nat:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourNet
    state: query
    subset: '1:1'
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create 1:1 rule
  meraki_nat:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourNet
    state: present
    one_to_one:
      - name: Service behind NAT
        public_ip: 1.2.1.2
        lan_ip: 192.168.128.1
        uplink: internet1
        allowed_inbound:
          - protocol: tcp
            destination_ports:
              - 80
            allowed_ips:
              - 10.10.10.10
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create 1:many rule
  meraki_nat:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourNet
    state: present
    one_to_many:
      - public_ip: 1.1.1.1
        uplink: internet1
        port_rules:
          - name: Test rule
            protocol: tcp
            public_port: 10
            local_ip: 192.168.128.1
            local_port: 11
            allowed_ips:
              - any
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create port forwarding rule
  meraki_nat:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourNet
    state: present
    port_forwarding:
      - name: Test map
        lan_ip: 192.168.128.1
        uplink: both
        protocol: tcp
        allowed_ips:
          - 1.1.1.1
        public_port: 10
        local_port: 11
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values 

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

Key	Description
data complex	Information about the created or manipulated object. Returned: success
one_to_many complex	Information about 1:many NAT object. Returned: success, when 1:many NAT object is in task
rules complex	List of 1:many NAT rules. Returned: success, when 1:many NAT object is in task
portRules complex	List of NAT port rules. Returned: success, when 1:many NAT object is in task
allowedIps list / elements=string	List of IP addresses to be forwarded. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `["10.80.100.0/24"]`
localIp string	Local IP address traffic will be forwarded. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `"192.0.2.10"`
localPort integer	Destination port to be forwarded to. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `443`
name string	Name of NAT object. Returned: success, when 1:many NAT object is in task Sample: `"Web server behind NAT"`
protocol string	Protocol to apply NAT rule to. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `"tcp"`
publicPort integer	Destination port of the traffic that is arriving on WAN. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `9443`
publicIp string	Public IP address to be mapped. Returned: success, when 1:many NAT object is in task Sample: `"148.2.5.100"`
uplink string	Internet port where rule is applied. Returned: success, when 1:many NAT object is in task Sample: `"internet1"`
one_to_one complex	Information about 1:1 NAT object. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task
rules complex	List of 1:1 NAT rules. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task
allowedInbound complex	List of inbound forwarding rules. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task
allowedIps list / elements=string	List of IP addresses to be forwarded. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `["10.80.100.0/24"]`
destinationPorts string	Ports to apply NAT rule to. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `"80"`
protocol string	Protocol to apply NAT rule to. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `"tcp"`
lanIp string	Local IP address to be mapped. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `"192.168.128.22"`
name string	Name of NAT object. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `"Web server behind NAT"`
publicIp string	Public IP address to be mapped. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `"148.2.5.100"`
uplink string	Internet port where rule is applied. Returned: success, when 1:1 NAT object is in task Sample: `"internet1"`
port_forwarding complex	Information about port forwarding rules. Returned: success, when port forwarding is in task
rules complex	List of port forwarding rules. Returned: success, when port forwarding is in task
allowedIps list / elements=string	List of IP addresses to be forwarded. Returned: success, when port forwarding is in task Sample: `["10.80.100.0/24"]`
lanIp string	Local IP address to be mapped. Returned: success, when port forwarding is in task Sample: `"192.168.128.22"`
localPort integer	Destination port to be forwarded to. Returned: success, when port forwarding is in task Sample: `443`
name string	Name of NAT object. Returned: success, when port forwarding is in task Sample: `"Web server behind NAT"`
protocol string	Protocol to apply NAT rule to. Returned: success, when port forwarding is in task Sample: `"tcp"`
publicPort integer	Destination port of the traffic that is arriving on WAN. Returned: success, when port forwarding is in task Sample: `9443`
uplink string	Internet port where rule is applied. Returned: success, when port forwarding is in task Sample: `"internet1"`

Authors

Kevin Breit (@kbreit)

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cisco.meraki.meraki_mx_nat module – Manage NAT rules in Meraki cloud

Synopsis

Parameters

Notes

Examples

Return Values