# Perspective "Sessions Exceeded" in Edge 8.0.12 with only one open session

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sessions-exceeded-in-edge-8-0-12-with-only-one-open-session/35255>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [June 2, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sessions-exceeded-in-edge-8-0-12-with-only-one-open-session/35255 "2020-06-02T14:12:32Z")\
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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:** [June 2, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sessions-exceeded-in-edge-8-0-12-with-only-one-open-session/35255/1 "2020-06-02T14:12:32Z")

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Hi  
After I install ignition edge 8.0.12 I try to open a perspective session but get following error:

> The number of running client sessions has exceeded the permitted number.

Of course this is the first perspective session and I don't open any other sessions or even vision client or designer at the same time.  
So I wonder why I get this error.

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**Author:** ![James.Lorenz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/james.lorenz/32/3290_2.png) [@James.Lorenz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/James.Lorenz)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sessions-exceeded-in-edge-8-0-12-with-only-one-open-session/35255/2 "2020-06-02T16:26:34Z")

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Did you change the default visualization mode? Edge can only use one visualization module at a time (either Vision or Perspective). See more about this here:

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Edge+Panel#EdgePanel-VisualizationMode](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Edge+Panel#EdgePanel-VisualizationMode)
