CLI timeout setting

[AaronT]

We recently upgraded from 7.8.x to 8.2.x and it looks like when we access the CLI via ssh, the timeout is 2 minutes or less.  This is very inconvenient when trying to do things from the command-line.

Does anyone know where this setting can be changed to be more user friendly?

[fw_mon · Accepted solution]

you can set keep-alive setting to prevent timeout on the client and/or on the server side:

client side (putty): in the putty settings (see attached screenshot) set "seconds between keepalives"  to 10. This will keep your setting virtually forever (or until firewall close the session).

SSH keepalives

server side (need to be done on each MWG): configuration > files > sshd_config, add "ClientAliveInterval 120". Together with ClientAliveCountMax (default 3), this will set the timeout to 6 minutes. Increase these settings to desired values.

[AaronT]

Thanks. That appears to have solved our problem