How to change the idle session timeout value in the Archive Manager website when using Forms auth (99225)

There may be a need to decrease the timeout for security reasons or increase the timeout for ease of use.

This can be done on the server hosting the Archive Manager website by doing the following:

In IIS6 (windows 2003)

- open IIS Manager on the server hosting the Archive Manager website
- expand local computer
- expand Web Sites
- right-click on ArchiveManager (or the name of your Archive Manager website) and choose Properties
- go to the ASP.NET tab
- click the 'Edit Configuration' button
- go to the Authentication tab
- in the 'Forms Authentication' section, change the 'Cookie timeout' to a more suitable value
- click OK and click OK again
- perform an IISRESET

In IIS 7.x (Windows 2008)

- open IIS Manager on the server hosting the Archive Manager website
- expand local computer
- expand Sites
- click on ArchiveManager (or the name of your Archive Manager website)
- double click on Session State
- in the 'Cookie Settings' section, change the 'Time-out (in minutes)' to a more suitable value
- close IIS Manager
- perform an IISRESET