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# fortios_extender_controller_extender – Extender controller configuration in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify extender_controller feature and extender 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
--- | --- | ---
extender_controller_extender dictionary | Default: null | Extender controller configuration.
| aaa_shared_secret string |  | AAA shared secret.
| access_point_name string |  | Access point name(APN).
| admin string | Choices: disable discovered enable | FortiExtender Administration (enable or disable).
| at_dial_script string |  | Initialization AT commands specific to the MODEM.
| billing_start_day integer |  | Billing start day.
| cdma_aaa_spi string |  | CDMA AAA SPI.
| cdma_ha_spi string |  | CDMA HA SPI.
| cdma_nai string |  | NAI for CDMA MODEMS.
| conn_status integer |  | Connection status.
| description string |  | Description.
| dial_mode string | Choices: dial-on-demand always-connect | Dial mode (dial-on-demand or always-connect).
| dial_status integer |  | Dial status.
| ext_name string |  | FortiExtender name.
| ha_shared_secret string |  | HA shared secret.
| id string / required |  | FortiExtender serial number.
| ifname string |  | FortiExtender interface name.
| initiated_update string | Choices: enable disable | Allow/disallow network initiated updates to the MODEM.
| mode string | Choices: standalone redundant | FortiExtender mode.
| modem_passwd string |  | MODEM password.
| modem_type string | Choices: cdma gsm/lte wimax | MODEM type (CDMA, GSM/LTE or WIMAX).
| multi_mode string | Choices: auto auto-3g force-lte force-3g force-2g | MODEM mode of operation(3G,LTE,etc).
| ppp_auth_protocol string | Choices: auto pap chap | PPP authentication protocol (PAP,CHAP or auto).
| ppp_echo_request string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable PPP echo request.
| ppp_password string |  | PPP password.
| ppp_username string |  | PPP username.
| primary_ha string |  | Primary HA.
| quota_limit_mb integer |  | Monthly quota limit (MB).
| redial string | Choices: none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Number of redials allowed based on failed attempts.
| redundant_intf string |  | Redundant interface.
| roaming string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable MODEM roaming.
| role string | Choices: none primary secondary | FortiExtender work role(Primary, Secondary, None).
| secondary_ha string |  | Secondary HA.
| sim_pin string |  | SIM PIN.
| 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.
| vdom integer |  | VDOM
| wimax_auth_protocol string | Choices: tls ttls | WiMax authentication protocol(TLS or TTLS).
| wimax_carrier string |  | WiMax carrier.
| wimax_realm string |  | WiMax realm.
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.

## 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: Extender controller configuration.
        fortios_extender_controller_extender:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          state: "present"
          extender_controller_extender:
            aaa_shared_secret: "<your_own_value>"
            access_point_name: "<your_own_value>"
            admin: "disable"
            at_dial_script: "<your_own_value>"
            billing_start_day: "7"
            cdma_aaa_spi: "<your_own_value>"
            cdma_ha_spi: "<your_own_value>"
            cdma_nai: "<your_own_value>"
            conn_status: "11"
            description: "<your_own_value>"
            dial_mode: "dial-on-demand"
            dial_status: "14"
            ext_name: "<your_own_value>"
            ha_shared_secret: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "17"
            ifname: "<your_own_value>"
            initiated_update: "enable"
            mode: "standalone"
            modem_passwd: "<your_own_value>"
            modem_type: "cdma"
            multi_mode: "auto"
            ppp_auth_protocol: "auto"
            ppp_echo_request: "enable"
            ppp_password: "<your_own_value>"
            ppp_username: "<your_own_value>"
            primary_ha: "<your_own_value>"
            quota_limit_mb: "29"
            redial: "none"
            redundant_intf: "<your_own_value>"
            roaming: "enable"
            role: "none"
            secondary_ha: "<your_own_value>"
            sim_pin: "<your_own_value>"
            vdom: "36"
            wimax_auth_protocol: "tls"
            wimax_carrier: "<your_own_value>"
            wimax_realm: "<your_own_value>"

## 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

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
- Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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