Voicemail for new Phones

Quick tips

  • Default  temporary Voicemail pin: 1 + five digit extension. E.g. the password for (518) 442-1234 would be "121234."

  • Mailbox ID: Your 5 digit extension number

  • Voicemail box locked? It will automatically unlock in 1 hour.

  • New Employees assigned to a new or existing phone will automatically be assigned a new voicemail box.

  • Voicemail boxes will not be automatically assigned to phone lines not assigned to a person (Such as lab phones, vacant, GA/SA, or some main lines) unless specifically requested.

Common Actions

Initial Setup

  1. Press the message button  or dial 23305 from your University issued phone

  2. Password:  (1+your 5 digit extension) then the # key

  3. Follow the prompts to record your name, greeting, and a personal PIN (Minimum of 6 digits)

  4. If needed, you can submit an ITS Service Desk Request to ITS to have your Voicemail PIN reset

Change your voicemail PIN from your computer

Reset Voicemail PIN

 

To retrieve your voicemail

Retrieve Voicemail

Features

  • Personal greeting length: 90 seconds

  • Maximum amount of messages: 42 minutes  

  • Full integration between Jabber app, voicemail email notifications, and voicemails on phone extensions assigned to an employee. 

  • Employees with more than one extension can have a voicemail box shared between extensions

Types of voicemail greetings

  1. Standard - This greeting plays all of the times unless another greeting overrides it. By design, the standard greeting cannot be turned off, but can be overridden by other greetings

  2. Alternate - Allows callers to leave messages, but gives them a separate greeting, which you can schedule to occur for a set period of time. Turn on this greeting for a specific time period when you want to provide information about special circumstances, such as when you are on vacation. (For example, "I will be out of the office until <date>.") When it is on, the alternate greeting overrides standard greeting.