| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
                
                                                            | banner_text 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the text to present in the advisory banner. | 
                            
                                                            | console_timeout 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the number of seconds of inactivity before the system logs off a user that is logged on. | 
                            
                                                            | gui_setup 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | yesornothe Setup utility in the browser-based Configuration utility.
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                                                            | lcd_display 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies, when yes, that the system menu displays on the LCD screen on the front of the unit. This setting has no effect when used on the VE platform. | 
                            
                                                            | mgmt_dhcp 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies whether or not to enable DHCP client on the management interface | 
                            
                                                            | net_reboot 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies, when yes, that the next time you reboot the system, the system boots to an ISO image on the network, rather than an internal media drive. | 
                            
                                                            | provider 
                    dictionary
                                                                 added in 2.5 |  | A dict object containing connection details. | 
                                                        
                                                |  | auth_provider 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices. | 
                            
                                                |  | password 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD. aliases: pass, pwd
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                                                |  | server 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER. | 
                            
                                                |  | server_port 
                    integer
                                                                 | Default: 
 443 | The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT. | 
                            
                                                |  | ssh_keyfile 
                    path
                                                                 |  | Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device.  This argument is only used for cli transports. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE. | 
                            
                                                |  | timeout 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error. | 
                            
                                                |  | transport 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. | 
                            
                                                |  | user 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER. | 
                            
                                                |  | validate_certs 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | If no, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS. | 
                                            
                                                            | quiet_boot 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies, when yes, that the system suppresses informational text on the console during the boot cycle. Whenno, the system presents messages and informational text on the console during the boot cycle. | 
                            
                                                            | security_banner 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies whether the system displays an advisory message on the login screen. | 
                            
                                                            | state 
                    string
                                                                 |  | The state of the variable on the system. When present, guarantees that an existing variable is set tovalue. |