When connecting to an SSH server the SocketTransport class is typically used to establish the socket. This class is simply an extended Socket thatimplements the SshTransport interface. If you require a socket timeout you can simply set the timeout on the SocketTransport instance before passing it into the Maverick API.

SocketTransport transport = new SocketTransport(hostname, port);
transport.setSoTimeout(60000);

SshClient ssh = con.connect(transport, username);

Once a timeout has been set you should amend your code to examine any SshException thrown by the API. If a timeout is detected by the API an SshException is thrown with the SOCKET_TIMEOUT reason code.