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Lawrenceville Commuter Voicemail Instructions

All full-time Undergraduate commuter students receive a 5 digit voice mailbox at the start of their first semester. If your voice mailbox is not used for 30 days, the account is deleted and a request for reactivation is required.  Continuing Studies and Graduate students must request a voice mailbox.

Request Forms for Voice Mailbox Activation are available from the Office of Information Technologies:

  • The OIT Helpdesk at Moore Library- 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • FA116  OIT/Systems & Networks  - 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

First Time Setup

  • Log into the Voice Mail System
  • Dial 4000 (from on campus) or Dial 609 219-4000 (from off campus)
  • Dial your 5 digit voice mailbox number and press #
  • Dial your 5 digit default password and press # (Default password is the 5 digit voice mailbox number)

Continue with the following commands while logged in:

Change your password (For security reasons change your temporary password immediately)

  • Dial 84  (or log in again if needed)
  • Enter your new password and press # (Your password may be 6-16 digits or letters)
  • Enter your new password again and press #
  • To confirm the change, enter your default password and press #

Record your name (personal verification)

  • Dial 89 (or log in again if needed)
  • Dial 5 and state your full name and press #

Record your personal greeting

  • Dial 82 (or log in again if needed)
  • Dial 1 (for external) or Dial 2 (for internal) or Dial 3 (for temporary)
  • Dial 5 and begin recording and press # to end recording

To Get Messages - Dial 2

To Delete Messages - Dial 76

Note: It is necessary to log into your voice mailbox regularly and delete your messages.

To Send Messages without logging in to voice mail (express messaging)

  • Dial 4988 (from on campus) or Dial (609) 219-4988 (from off campus)
  • Dial the mailbox number you wish to send the message to and press #

For Information Mailbox

  • Dial 2000 (from on campus) or 609 219-2000 (from off campus)


 VOICE MAIL COMMANDS

Keypad Commands
Skip Backward   1
Play   2
Skip Forward     3
Previous Message 4
Record   5
Next Message   6
Message Commands 7
Call Sender 9
Help     *
Stop/Exit     #
 
Message Commands
Reply 71
Play Envelope 72
Forward 73
Reply All 74
Compose 75
Delete/Restore 76
Send 79
Message Help 7*
Message Options 70
Cancel/Exit 7#
 
Mailbox Commands
Log in 81
Greetings 82
Log Off 83
Password Change 84
Distribution Lists 85
Go to a Message 86
Personal Verification 89
Mailbox Help 8*
Mailbox Options 80
Cancel/Exit     8#


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