Enabled by default, the station Auto LogOff feature can be configured using the Default Auto Logoff Period property in the UserService and additional auto logoff properties in the individual User accounts.

When the station does not detect any user activity for a configurable period of time, it first displays a warning popup. Clicking OK in the warning allows you to continue working in the station connection, otherwise the station automatically logs you off. Once auto logoff occurs, you are presented with an auto logoff notice in the Login window in the browser, as shown. If your station connection is via Workbench, a similar warning and logoff notice displays in the window.

Figure 11.   Auto Logoff warning popup and alert notice in browser login

The intended purpose of the station auto logoff properties and separate Workbench auto logoff options is to allow for setting more restrictive (shorter) or less restrictive (longer) auto logoff period times to accommodate different use cases. A security best practice is using these properties to set reasonable limits for periods of inactivity for both the Workbench and station users.

For details on the station auto logoff properties, refer to “baja-UserService.”