session timeout on IIS

Microsoft Windows 2000

1. Start Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Internet Information Services window, expand the ServerName node, where ServerName is the name of the server.
3. Right-click Default Web Site, and then click Properties.
4. In the Default Web Site Properties dialog box, on the Home Directory tab, click Configuration.
5. In the Application Configuration dialog box, on the Options tab, the session timeout box displays the Session.Timeout value.

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003

1. Start Internet Information Services Manager, or open the IIS snap-in.
2. In the Internet Information Services window, expand the ServerName node, where ServerName is the name of the server.
3. Expand the Web Sites node.
4. Right-click Default Web Site, and then click Properties.
5. In the Default Web Site Properties dialog box, on the Home Directory tab, click Configuration.
6. In the Application Configuration dialog box, on the Options tab, the session timeout box displays the Session.Timeout value.


To configure session timeout

You can perform this procedure by using the user interface (UI), by running Appcmd.exe commands in a command-line window, by editing configuration files directly, or by writing WMI scripts.
User Interface
To Use the UI

1.

Open IIS Manager and navigate to the level you want to manage. For information about opening IIS Manager, see Open IIS Manager (IIS 7). For information about navigating to locations in the UI, see Navigation in IIS Manager (IIS 7).
2.

In Features View, double-click ASP.
3.

On the ASP page, under Services, expand Session Properties.
4.

In the Time-out field, enter a time-out value in the format hh:mm:ss. For example, enter 00:15:00 for 15 minutes.
5.

In the Actions pane, click Apply.