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PhoneMail Insructions for Faculty

Quick Reference

  • On-Campus Access Number: 2050
  • Off-Campus Access Number: (609) 771-2050
  • Forward Access Number: 2052
  • Guest Access Number: 2051
  • Initial Password: 111
  • Maximum Number of Messages: 10

Detailed Instruction


Changing Your Initial Password

  1. Dial Direct Access Number: 2050
  2. Press # if you are calling from your own extension. (If you are not calling from your own extension, dial your four-digit extension number and then press #.)
  3. Enter your initial password: 111
  4. The system will notify you that your are logged into the system using an unsecured password.  It will then require you to change it. Your password must be a minimum of 6, and no longer than 24 digits.

Recording Your Name

  1. Dial Direct Access Number: 2050
  2. Press # if you are calling from your own extension.  (If you are not calling from your own extension, dial your four digit extension number and then press # .)
  3. Enter your password.
  4. Listen to the prompts.
  5. Press 8 for Answering Options
  6. Press 4 for Record Name
  7. Press 1 to Record Your Name
  8. The system will prompt you to record your name at the tone. When you are finished, Press * #.

Recording Your Personal Greeting

  1. Dial Direct Access Number: 2050
  2. Press # if you are calling from your own extension. (If you are not calling from your own extension, dial your four digit extension number and then press # .)
  3. Enter your password.
  4. Press 8 for Answering Opitons
  5. Press 1 for Personal Greetings
  6. Listen to the prompts

Maximum Number of Messages

The maximum number of messages that can be stored in one mailbox is 10. It is recommended that you check your mailbox periodically throughout the day and delete any unwanted messages.


Listening to PhoneMail Messages

  1. Dial Direct Access Number: 2050
  2. Press # if you are calling from your own extension.(If you are not calling from your own extension, dial your four digit extension number and then press # .) You may also dial the Off-Campus Access Number from any touch-tone telephone off campus.
  3. Enter your password.
  4. Press 3 for Listen

The system will then play each message for you. Each message will be preceded by a message header, which will include who the message is from, and the date and time it was received.

  • After each message is played you have the option to:
  • Press 4 to Save the message
  • Press 6 to Delete the message
  • Press 7 - 3 to Replay the message

At this point you can:

  • Press # to Continueto the next message
  • Press 1 to Answer the person who sent you the message
  • Press 9 to Forward the message to another person on the system
  • Press 7 - 0 to Call the Message Sender's Phone

Transfer Calls into PhoneMail

  1. Press Transfer while you are on the phone with the caller.
  2. Dial Forward Access Number: 2052
  3. Dial the extension number of the person's phonemail box you are forwarding the call to and then Press #.
  4. Hang Up.

 

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Telecommunications

Green Hall, Room 1

The College of New Jersey

2000 Pennington Road

Ewing, NJ 08628

P) 609.771.2595

F) 609.637.5100

E) phonehelp@tcnj.edu

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Office Hours

Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 4:00 pm