--- title: "Session Control Settings" slug: "session-control-settings" updated: 2024-09-22T21:23:22Z published: 2024-09-22T21:23:22Z canonical: "docs.processmaker.com/session-control-settings" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.processmaker.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Session Control Settings > [!TIP] > [**Plan Availability:**](https://www.processmaker.com/products/pricing/) ![Professional](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/Standard.png)![Professional](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/Professional.png)![Enterprise](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/Enterprise.png) As an administrator, you can configure the following: - Restrict open sessions for users/company. - The platform automatically logs out that user's session after some time of inactivity to protect data from unauthorized access. ## View the Session Control **Permissions** Your user account or group membership must have the "Settings: View Settings" permission to view Password Policies unless your user account has the **Make this user a Super Admin** setting selected. See the [Settings](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#settings) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance. Follow these steps to view the **Session Control** settings: 1. Ensure that you are [logged on](/v1/docs/participant-basics#log-on-to-processmaker-platform) to ProcessMaker Platform. 2. Click the **Admin** option from the top menu. The **Users** page displays. 3. Click the **Settings** icon ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/33150b9d-2de0-4c82-a155-f9fa5aa5e927.png) from the left sidebar to view all settings. 4. From the **Settings** panel on the left, expand the **Log-in & Auth** section. 5. Select **Session Control** to view the following details: - **Setting:** The **Setting** column displays the Session Control setting name. - **Configuration:** The **Configuration** column displays the setting value and how it is configured. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/d772815e-3cc4-4186-9db8-fe8dfaed4cab.png) Session Control within the "Settings" page ## Configure Session Control **Permissions** Your user account or group membership must have the "Settings: Update Settings" permission to edit Session Control unless your user account has the **Make this user a Super Admin** setting selected. See the [Settings](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#settings) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance. Configure the following **Session Control** tab settings as necessary: - [Set the IP restriction](/v1/docs/session-control-settings#set-the-ip-restriction). - [Set the device restriction](/v1/docs/session-control-settings#set-the-device-restriction). - [Set the session inactivity](/v1/docs/session-control-settings#set-the-session-inactivity). ### Set the IP Restriction Set the IP address restriction policy when a user logs on or attempts to log on again using the same user account. Follow these steps to set the IP restriction policy: 1. [View your Session Control settings](/v1/docs/session-control-settings#view-the-session-control). The **Session Control** tab displays. 2. Click the **Edit** icon ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/e6df5425-e8b0-44bf-9887-9e0d948149fb.png) for the **IP Restriction** setting. The **IP restriction** screen displays. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/ae483917-8aa8-40c3-8ac0-a67495a0358d.png) 3. Select the IP restriction as follows: - **Disabled**: Disable this setting. The user may log on from a different IP address than that used by the current session. This is the default setting. - **Block duplicate session:** Block any attempt to start another session by the same user on another IP address. - **Kill existing session:** End the active session. 4. Click **Save**. The following message displays: **The setting was updated.** 5. [Review, and then configure other Session Control settings as necessary](/v1/docs/session-control-settings#configure-session-control). ### Set the Device Restriction Set the device restriction made from user's login. Follow these steps to set the device restriction: 1. [View your Session Control settings](/v1/docs/session-control-settings#view-the-session-control). The **Session Control** tab displays. 2. Click the **Edit** icon ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/e6df5425-e8b0-44bf-9887-9e0d948149fb.png) for the **Device restriction** setting. The **Device restriction** screen displays. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/e87eef20-d599-40dc-bfb9-231d94a163c4.png) 3. Select device restriction as follows: - **Disabled**: Disable this setting. The user may log on from multiple devices. This is the default setting. - **Block duplicate session:** Block any attempt to start another session by the same user on another device. - **Kill existing session:** End any active sessions that the user has on other devices at the moment the new session starts. Keep the current session on the current device. 4. Click **Save**. The following message displays: **The setting was updated.** 5. [Review, and then configure other Session Control settings as necessary](/v1/docs/session-control-settings#configure-session-control). ### Set the session inactivity Set the session inactivity in minutes. Follow these steps to set the session inactivity: 1. [View your Session Control settings](/v1/docs/session-control-settings#view-the-session-control). The **Session Control** tab displays. 2. Click the **Edit** icon ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/e6df5425-e8b0-44bf-9887-9e0d948149fb.png) for the **Session Inactivity** setting. The **Session Inactivity** screen displays. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/04024918-f545-47a5-bac6-9746f7fb337a.png) 3. In the setting, enter the number of minutes to wait for a session's inactivity. **180** is set by default. 4. Click **Save**. The following message displays: **The setting was updated.** 5. [Review, and then configure other Session Control settings as necessary](/v1/docs/session-control-settings#configure-session-control).