Symantec Security 5600 Series, Security 5400 Series,Clientless VPN 4400 Series, Administration Manual

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232 Defining your security environment
Controlling full application inspection of traffic
Modifying the timeout period to keep inactive POP3 connections open
By default, POP-3 connections timeout after an inactivity period of 600 seconds (10 minutes). If you
find that connections are timing out too quickly for your environment, you can use this section’s
procedure to increase the period of time that inactive connections stay open. Similarly, if the inactivity
period is too long, you can use the procedure in this section to reduce that period of time.
Prerequisites
Complete the following tasks before beginning this procedure:
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“Configuring access for inbound and outbound email” on page 229
To specify the timeout period to keep inactive POP3 connections open
1 In the SGMI, in the left pane, under Assets, click Proxies .
2 In the right pane, on the Proxies tab, click the POP3 proxy, and then click Properties .
3
In the Proxy Properties dialog box, on the Timeout tab, in the Timeout text box, type a new value.
4 Click OK .
5 Optionally, do one of the following:
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To save your configuration now and activate later, on the toolbar, click Save .
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To activate your configuration now, on the toolbar, click Activate .
When prompted to save your changes, click Yes .
Related information
None.
Modifying the timeout period to keep inactive SMTP connections open
By default, SMTP connections timeout after an inactivity period of 600 seconds (10 minutes). If you
find that connections are timing out too quickly for your environment, you can use this section’s
procedure to increase the period of time that inactive connections stay open. Similarly, if the inactivity
period is too long, you can use the procedure in this section to reduce that period of time.
Prerequisites
Complete the following tasks before beginning this procedure:
■
“Configuring access for inbound and outbound email” on page 229
To specify the timeout period to keep inactive SMTP connections open
1
In the SGMI, in the left pane, under Assets, click Proxies .
2 In the right pane, on the Proxies tab, click the SMTP proxy, and then click Properties .
3 In the Proxy Properties dialog box, on the Timeout tab, in the Timeout text box, type a new value.
4 Click OK .
5
Optionally, do one of the following:
■
To save your configuration now and activate later, on the toolbar, click Save .
■
To activate your configuration now, on the toolbar, click Activate .
When prompted to save your changes, click Yes .
Related information
None.