topic Re: Disabling Client inactivity timeout in ZoneDirector

Disabling Client inactivity timeout

jimmy_gu — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:35:13 GMT

Hi,
Could someone please advice a method to disable client inactivity timeout feature as I need some wifi devices connected all the time. They sometime will not communicate more than 500min.

how "0" would work?

Re: Disabling Client inactivity timeout

martin_martin — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:50:23 GMT

Hi Jimmy,

Am sorry to say but the value cannot be "0"

Following our user guide.

Inactivity Timeout: Enter a value in minutes after which idle stations will be disconnected (1 to 10 minutes).

Regards
Martin

Re: Disabling Client inactivity timeout

michael_brado — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:40:55 GMT

Hi Jimmy,

The developers hard-code a maximum 500 minute inactivity timeout, so you
don't have idle devices taking up your DHCP leases. Martin, if your firmware
only allows 1-10 minutes, you might be on 9.7.1/9.8.0 which had an ER-1553
temporary 10 minute max, reverted to 500 minute max in 9.8.1+. and like it had
been before 9.8.1.

Re: Disabling Client inactivity timeout

martin_martin — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:47:48 GMT

Michael, you are totally right it was changed in 9.8.1+

Re: Disabling Client inactivity timeout

jimmy_gu — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:06:19 GMT

Thanks Michael/Martin.

we will find another way to keep them awaken. Requirement is to leave connected some static-ipn wifi devices, sometimes they are not communicate server more than 500min.

Cheers,
Jimmy

Re: Disabling Client inactivity timeout

michael_brado — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:15:37 GMT

Hello Jimmy,
To clarify, the Inactivity Timeout from 1-500 minutes got inadvertently reduced to 1-10 minutes in 9.8.0 GA and 9.7.1.0.32. Earlier versions as well as 9.8.2.0.15+ have the previous 1-500 minute maximum value restored. You might find a network to client contact (ping?) at under 500 min intervals will keep your devices connected.