Connection timeout on 33xx series

The default connection timeout for the console, telnet, and ssh lines is 10 minutes. There is no timeout for the http and https connections.

The configured timeout can be found using the "show line command. The timeout can be changed using the "exec-timeout " from line configuration mode.

There is no option for configuring timeouts for the http and https connections.

 

If I connect to the switch (3348) via its web interface and do nothing for about 10 minutes when I do try to do something it prompts me for the username/password again. Are you sure the http/https connections don't have a timeout?

There does appear to be a timeout on the http connection. Originally, I left an inactive window open for over 20 minutes and was able to select one of the configuration options without re-authenticating. However, the second time I tested, I tried selecting multiple configuration options and it prompted me to authenticate again (probably due to the browser caching the page).

The timeout for an http connection also appears to be related to the telnet timeout. If you change the telnet exec-timeout, you will notice the http timeout increase or decrease as well.