Configuration Guide for Cisco Optical Site Manager, IOS XR Release 26.x.x

Session timeout

Updated: October 14, 2026

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This section describes session timeout settings for WebUI sessions and NETCONF protocol sessions in Cisco Optical Site Manager.

This section describes the tasks to configure session timeouts for these session types:

WebUI sessions
Netconf protocol

Configure Netconf and webUI session timeout

Configure the timeout settings for user sessions in Cisco Optical Site Manager to ensure that inactive sessions are automatically signed out after a specified period. This enhances security and resource management.

You can configure timeout values to control how long a user session can remain inactive or active before being terminated.

You can configure timeout values for two types of sessions:

Netconf: Configure timeout for the NETCONF (Network Configuration Protocol) protocol. This includes an idle timeout (in minutes).
WebUI: Configure timeout for a user's session in a web-based user (WebUI) interface. This includes both an idle timeout (in minutes) and an absolute timeout (in hours).

Before you begin

Log into Cisco Optical Site Manager

Follow these steps to configure timeout for WebUI and Netconf sessions:

Procedure

Click Users & Access in the left panel.
Click the Sessions Control tab.

Select the time and hours from the respective drop-down lists as described in this table:


Drop-down	Description
Webui Idle Timeout	Defines the maximum period of inactivity allowed for a user's session in a WebUI before that session is automatically terminated. Valid values: 1 to 30 minutes in increments of 1 minute
Webui Absolute Timeout	Defines the maximum total duration a user's session in a WebUI user interface can remain active, irrespective of user activity. Valid values: 1 to 16 hours in increments of 1 hour
Netconf Timeout	Defines a configurable time limit for operations performed over the NETCONF protocol. Valid values: 1 to 30 minutes in increments of 1 minute

Click Apply.

The settings are saved and users are automatically signed out of their Nodal Craft or Netconf sessions based on the configured idle or absolute timeout values.

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