---
title: "system.util.setReadTimeout"
description: "Sets the read timeout for Client-to-Gateway communication."
---

# system.util.setReadTimeout

> Sets the read timeout for Client-to-Gateway communication.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
Sets the read timeout for Client-to-Gateway communication. Specified in milliseconds.

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](../../../ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties/vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.util.setReadTimeout(readTimeout)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | ------
Integer| `readTimeout` | The new read timeout, specified in milliseconds.

### Returns
Nothing

### Scope
Vision Client

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This script will set the read timeout to 20 seconds.
  
system.util.setReadTimeout(20000)
```