diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6bbef29..536853d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2020 Open Networking Foundation <support@opennetworking.org>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+# set to true if a router (enables IP forwarding, firewall, etc.)
+netprep_router: false
+
+# file to use for netplan
+netprep_netplan_file: "02-pronto"
+
 # Default netplan, which is empty
 # docs: https://netplan.io/reference/
 netprep_netplan: {}
 
-
 # Default nftables
 # docs: https://wiki.nftables.org/
 netprep_nftables: {}
diff --git a/tasks/Debian.yml b/tasks/Debian.yml
index 52d7e9f..8f66501 100644
--- a/tasks/Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/Debian.yml
@@ -10,20 +10,22 @@
       - bridge-utils
       - vlan
       - nftables
+      - lldpd
     update_cache: true
     cache_valid_time: 3600
 
 - name: Enable sysctl for IPv4 forwarding
+  when: netprep_router
   sysctl:
     name: net.ipv4.ip_forward
     value: '1'
     sysctl_set: true
     reload: true
 
-- name: Create a netplan for non-primary interfaces
+- name: Create a netplan for interfaces
   template:
     src: netplan.yaml.j2
-    dest: /etc/netplan/02-pronto.yaml
+    dest: "/etc/netplan/{{ netprep_netplan_file }}.yaml"
     backup: true
     owner: root
     group: root
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
 
 # Docs: http://nftables.org/
 - name: Create nftables config file
+  when: netprep_router
   template:
     src: nftables.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/nftables.conf