584 Configuring AAA for network users

NN47250-500 (Version 03.01)

Configuring the Web portal Web-based AAA session timeout

period

When a client that has connected through Web Portal Web-based AAA enters standby or hibernation mode,
WSS Software may place the client’s Web Portal Web-based AAA session in the Deassociated state.
A Web Portal Web-based AAA session can be placed in the Deassociated state under the following
circumstances:
The client has been idle for the User idle-timeout period, which can happen when the client is in standby
or hibernation mode
The client explicitly deassociates from the AP by sending an 802.11 disassociate message
The AP handling the client's session appears to be inoperative from the WSS
When a Web Portal Web-based AAA session enters the Deassociated state, it stays in that state until one of the
following takes place:
The client reappears on this AP or another AP managed by a WSS, at which time the Web Portal
Web-based AAA session enters the Active state.
The Web Portal Web-based AAA session is terminated by an administrator.
The Web Portal Web-based AAA session timeout period expires, then the Web Portal Web-based AAA
session is terminated automatically.
By default, the Web Portal Web-based AAA session timeout period is 5 seconds. You can optionally change
the length of the Web Portal Web-based AAA Session Timeout period. This can be useful if you want to allow
a client connecting through Web Portal Web-based AAA to enter standby or hibernation mode, then be able to
resume its session after waking up, without having to log in again.
To change the Web Portal Web-based AAA session timeout period, use the following command:

set service-profile name web-portal-session-timeout seconds

You can specify from 5 – 28,800 seconds. The default is 5 seconds. Note that the Web Portal Web-based AAA
session timeout period applies only to Web Portal Web-based AAA sessions already authenticated with a
username and password. For all other Web Portal Web-based AAA sessions, the default Web Portal
Web-based AAA session timeout period of 5 seconds is used.