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title: SFTP Session Timeout
slug: end-user-guide-3-2-0/sftp-session-timeout
description: Learn about the possible network-related delays in establishing an SFTP protocol connection to the target server and the default 15-second duration. Discover what happens if the connection attempt fails within this time and why it is essential to reach ou
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createdAt: 2022-08-10T15:04:53.000Z
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Due to network-related issues, connecting to the target server with SFTP protocol may take some time. By default, this duration is 15 seconds. If the connection attempt fails within this time, the session connection request is dropped. 

If you cannot start a session on the target device due to network-related latencies, contact your administrator to increase the timeout value.