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# ClientManager

## Description <a href="#server-and-host" id="server-and-host"></a>

The **ClientManager** is FishNet's primary orchestrator for client-side networking, managing connections, state, event handling, and all data flow between the local client and the server.

It maintains a reference to the network connection of the local client, `Connection`, keeps track of all known networked objects on the client through `ClientObjects`, as well as optionally tracks all currently connected clients (when [server ID sharing](/docs/fishnet-building-blocks/components/managers/server-manager.md#share-ids) is enabled), using a dictionary of client connections. The ClientManager also has many useful events, such as when a client is authenticated and when the local client or a remote client changes their network state. It also is used for sending [broadcasts](/docs/guides/features/network-communication/broadcasts.md) to the server.

When enabled, this component will also timeout the client from the server if the server doesn't respond after a set time.

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Check out its API page for more specific methods and events [here](https://fish-networking.com/FishNet/api/api/FishNet.Managing.Client.ClientManager.html).
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## Settings <a href="#server-and-host" id="server-and-host"></a>

<div align="left" data-full-width="false"><figure><img src="/files/15rJWnlR5Gs6z8ncTdur" alt=""><figcaption><p>Default settings</p></figcaption></figure></div>

### :gear: **Remote Server Timeout**

> This decides if the client should disconnect when the server seems unresponsive. This feature can be set to **disabled**, work in **development** and releases, or only **releases**.
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> * **Timeout** is how long the server must be unresponsive before they are kicked.

### :gear: **Change Frame Rate**

> While enabled, this will change the frame rate limitation when acting as client only.
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> * **Frame Rate** is the frame rate to use while only the client is active. There is also a setting for client frame rate on the [ServerManager](/docs/fishnet-building-blocks/components/managers/server-manager.md). When both client and server are active the higher of the two frame rates will be used.


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