Submitting a telephone request:

To submit a new request:

1. Create a service desk request:
   1.  https://www.albany.edu/its/form.php OR
   2. Email askIT@albany.edu with "Telephone Request" as the subject line.
2. Include the following:
   1. Extension number (For existing phones)
   2. Location - Building, Room (For new activations)
   3. Name, NetID, email address of person to be assigned to phone
   4. Change requested - See list below
3. Optional for special requests:
   
   1. Device type - Telephone, Jabber for desktop, Jabber for cell phone, Conference phone, panic button, emergency phone etc.
   2. Line Appearance - By default, new phones are provided with the new number unless otherwise requested. 
   3. Voicemail - By default, users get a voicemail box, phones assigned to "vacant" don't.
   4. Calling capability - Default is Continental US

Types of requests that ITS completes:

Please submit a request to ITS if you need to do any of the following

• Activate a new phone, desktop Jabber account, or Mobile Jabber account
• Update whether a phone has voicemail or not
• Update a phone for a person leaving your department or joining your department.
• Update the line appearances or other programming on the phone
• Update the 911 location when phones are moved to a different location.
• Update the calling capability to International
• Disconnecting a phone

Types of requests that you can complete:

• Moving your VoIP phone from one location to another. Please be sure to let ITS know so we can confirm the 911 information for the new location
• Change your ringtone
• Change your voicemail Pin (Password) if you have forgotten it.
• Change a line on your phone to flash instead of ring and vice versa
• Purchase a phone. Once purchased, please send the MAC address to ITS to program the phone. 

Types of requests that HR completes:

• Update the directory listing for Outlook, Jabber, and the online directory
  • State Employees
  • RF employees