---
title: Reducing the socket TIME_WAIT delay
description: Reduce the socket TIME_WAIT delay to prevent deployment issues, particularly in high capacity environments.
component: pingaccess
version: 9.0
page_id: pingaccess:reference_guides:pa_reducing_the_socket_time_wait_delay
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingaccess/9.0/reference_guides/pa_reducing_the_socket_time_wait_delay.html
revdate: January 12, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Reducing the socket TIME\_WAIT delay

Reduce the socket `TIME_WAIT` delay to prevent deployment issues, particularly in high capacity environments.

## About this task

This setting increases the performance and capacity of network, specifically the TCP socket, connectivity, enabling PingAccess to handle a high volume of concurrent requests.

## Steps

1. Click **Start → Run**.

2. Type `regedit` and click **OK** to open the registry editor.

3. Go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Tcpip\Parameters`.

4. Create a new `DWORD` value, 32 bit, and provide the name `TcpTimedWaitDelay`.

5. Set a decimal value of `30`.

6. Reboot the machine.