# How config user session time out for Gateway web page?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-config-user-session-time-out-for-gateway-web-page/37154>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 28, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-config-user-session-time-out-for-gateway-web-page/37154 "2020-07-28T12:42:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-config-user-session-time-out-for-gateway-web-page/37154/1 "2020-07-28T12:42:21Z")

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Hi  
I want to know how can I config user session time out for Ignition Gateway web page? (not perspective only gateway page)

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-config-user-session-time-out-for-gateway-web-page/37154/2 "2020-07-28T15:55:59Z")

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`{installDirectory}\webserver\webdefault.xml` should have a line for `<session-timeout>30</session-timeout>` - specified in minutes.

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**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-config-user-session-time-out-for-gateway-web-page/37154/3 "2020-07-28T19:15:11Z")

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Thanks.  
But strangely the session didn’t end even after 30 minutes.  
Shouldn’t it end current open session if user doesn’t do any activity?

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**Author:** ![witman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d2c977/32.png) [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-config-user-session-time-out-for-gateway-web-page/37154/4 "2020-07-28T19:18:56Z")

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Based on what I’ve seen, I’d guess it only times out with no communication and pages with live values keep the session active.