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Guest User Session Timeouts

JASON SIMMONS — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:49:32 GMT

Will someone please clarify how the Session, Client User Idle, and Sleeping Client Timeouts work?

Currently, I have all 3 timers set to 10 Hours (36000sec). I want users to have to authenticate every 10 hours. Is this the correct way to set it up? If not, what should I set the timers?

check it out this post about

Sandeep Choudhary — Wed, 14 May 2014 13:21:39 GMT

check it out this post about timeout setting on WLC:

http://rscciew.wordpress.com/2014/05/07/timeout-setting-on-wireless-lan-controller/

hope it helps.

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Thanks Sandeep, it adds

JASON SIMMONS — Wed, 14 May 2014 22:04:47 GMT

Thanks Sandeep, it adds clarity to the issue.

Please tell me if the following statements are correct.

The sum of the client user idle and sleeping client timeouts equals the amount of time a client has to reconnect to the WLAN without having to re-authenticate.

If the client's session timeout expires before the sleeping client timeout expires the client will be forced to authenticate when they connect to the WLAN.

If the client's session

Sandeep Choudhary — Thu, 15 May 2014 08:17:01 GMT

If the client's session timeout expires before the sleeping client timeout expires the client will be forced to authenticate when they connect to the WLAN.

yes client have to reauthenticate again.

The sum of the client user idle and sleeping client timeouts equals the amount of time a client has to reconnect to the WLAN without having to re-authenticate.

yes, if your user idle timeout is not expired then client can connect without having re-auth.

when a user is idle without any communication with the LAP for the amount of time set as User Idle Timeout, the client is de-authenticated by the WLC.

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when a user is idle without

JASON SIMMONS — Thu, 22 May 2014 14:21:55 GMT

when a user is idle without any communication with the LAP for the amount of time set as User Idle Timeout, the client is de-authenticated by the WLC.

Unless you have Sleeping Client enabled, right?

Is the session timeout restarted when a sleeping client wakes up?

Hi Simmon,Unless you have

Sandeep Choudhary — Thu, 22 May 2014 15:48:11 GMT

Hi Simmon,

Unless you have Sleeping Client enabled, right?

Yes, Right.

Is the session timeout restarted when a sleeping client wakes up?

No, This is the maximum amount of time, after which a client is forced to reauthenticate.

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Maybe I have something set

JASON SIMMONS — Thu, 22 May 2014 16:21:31 GMT

Maybe I have something set incorrectly, but I'm not getting that result with my test iPad. After connecting the iPad, I let it go into power save mode (screen off). It will eventually move to the Sleeping Client list, but at what seems to be random intervals it will moves back and forth between the active and sleeping clients lists. Each time it appears on the sleeping client list the timer is restarted. My session timeout is 2 hours. The iPad bounced between these two states all day yesterday and I was never prompted to re-authenticate.

This has GOT to be working

JASON SIMMONS — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:36:17 GMT

This has GOT to be working for someone. Please help. I've opened a case with Cisco and have made 0 progress on this issue.