*/
    protected boolean useWitness = false; // Disabled by default
    /**
     * Timeout in milliseconds for witness heartbeat messages
     */
    protected long witnessHeartbeatTimeout = 120000; // 2 minutes
    /**
     * Timeout in milliseconds for witness registration
     */
    protected long witnessRegistrationTimeout = 300000; // 5 minutes
    /**

### 6.1 Configuration Properties
```java
// In PropertyConfiguration.java
public static final String USE_WITNESS = "jcifs.smb.client.useWitness";
public static final String WITNESS_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT = "jcifs.smb.client.witnessHeartbeatTimeout";
public static final String WITNESS_REGISTRATION_TIMEOUT = "jcifs.smb.client.witnessRegistrationTimeout";
public static final String WITNESS_RECONNECT_DELAY = "jcifs.smb.client.witnessReconnectDelay";