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Using Phone Mail for the First Time

Faculty & Staff

  1. Pick-up your handset and dial 5000
  2. You will hear the phonemail system prompt: Hello, this is the phonemail system, if you are calling from your own extension, press enter, or #, if not enter your extension....
  3. Press #.
  4. Next, the system will prompt you for your password.
    • Your first time password is 1 1 1.
    • After you have entered that, press #
    • You will then be asked to enter a new password.
    • Your new password will need to be a minimum of four (4) digits long.
  5. Since this is your first time logging-in, the system will ask you to "Record your NAME". This is just your NAME, not the "Hi, I'm not in right now...." greeting. All you do is say your name.
  6. Now you are at Home State -- similar to a main menu on a computer system. Just follow the recorded prompts to receive your messages.

You will be notified of waiting messages by a flashing red light on your phone set along with a "broken" dialtone