# What is the timeout for a SSH session on a PortServer TS 4

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**Category:** Digi CM & Passport\
**Created:** [July 21, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/what-is-the-timeout-for-a-ssh-session-on-a-portserver-ts-4/6413 "2011-07-21T17:50:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![rtbates63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@rtbates63](https://forums.digi.com/u/rtbates63)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/what-is-the-timeout-for-a-ssh-session-on-a-portserver-ts-4/6413/1 "2011-07-21T17:50:28Z")

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What is the timeout for a SSH session on a PortServer TS 4  
also does anybody know how to change it?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![rtbates63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@rtbates63](https://forums.digi.com/u/rtbates63)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/what-is-the-timeout-for-a-ssh-session-on-a-portserver-ts-4/6413/2 "2011-07-21T17:51:58Z")

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I forgot to add a detail…

while connected to a serial port via ssh,  
I was talking to a vendor and the session timed out before I returned.

Had to reconnect to the terminal server to continue work on the serial device