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Session Options

Sometimes users walk away from their computers or get busy with other projects after logging in to LearnCenter. You may not want them to remain logged in yet inactive for more than a certain amount of time. You can determine how long inactive sessions should last before they time out and force users to log back in to continue. You can also customize a warning message to alert users that their sessions are about to time out due to inactivity. On the ControlPanel:

Click on the Options menu to expand it.
Click Configuration.
Click the General tab.
Scroll down if necessary to view the Session Options section.

Type the Session Duration. This is the number of minutes you want to make a session available while the user is inactive. (Default=120 minutes.)

If you type 0 for the Session Duration, sessions will be open indefinitely. This is useful if you want your users to be able to bookmark a page to come back to.

Type the Warning Duration. This is the number of minutes you want the warning message to display before the session times out. (Default=5.)
Type the Timeout Warning Message or leave the default message.

You can insert a dynamic object that will display a countdown timer in the warning message. The countdown timer only displays if you select Pop-up Window in the next step. To insert the countdown timer, type the following as part of your Timeout Warning Message: <#timer>. For example, type: You have approximately <#timer> minutes remaining before your session times out.

Select one of the following to indicate the Warning Format:

None - no message displays to users when their sessions are about to time out.
Pop-up Window - the message pops up at the appropriate warning time. Select this option if you want to use the countdown timer. If users have pop-up blockers, they will not see the message when the pop-up window opens.
JavaScript Window - the message appears as a JavaScript™ window. Select this option if you know that most of your users have pop-up blockers. The countdown timer is not available for this option.

When users have been inactive for the length of time you specified, the session timeout warning message displays.

The changes you make in the Session Options panel do not affect users who currently have open sessions. Your changes will be noticeable the next time users log in to LearnCenter.

Click Save.