Meru Technical Note - Associated Station Max Idle Period and how to configure on the controller

[nmichael]

Description

What does "Associated Station Max Idle Period" represent and where is it configured on the controller?

Scope
KB ARTICLE TYPE: FAQ
RELATED PRODUCTS: Controller, System Director
RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: 4.0-x, 5.x
KEYWORDS: Associated, Max, Idle, Period, Inactivity, StaAssocMaxIdleAge
Solution
The controller by default will keep the user's session up for 33 minutes of inactivity as long as the station is still connected to the same SSID on the wireless network.

The “Associated Station Max Idle Period” can be configured on the GUI on System Director 5.0>>: Configuration> Devices> Controller.

On System Director 4.0-x, it is done via root:

You need to edit the coord.config file:

Located @    /opt/meru/etc/coord.config

#--------------------------------------------------------

# An associated silent STA is kept for 33 minutes.

#

StaAssocMaxIdleAge =        2000 seconds

#--------------------------------------------------------