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  1. Pick up the handset on your Cisco VoIP phone.
  2. Press the Messages button. Image Modified
  3. Enter the default 6-digit voicemail PIN of 124774.
  4. Follow the voice prompts, recording your recorded name first, followed by the # key.
  5. Next, record a personal greeting, followed by the # key.
  6. Enter a new 6-digit voicemail PIN, followed by the # key.
  7. Enter your new 6-digit voicemail PIN again, followed by #.
  8. Finally, agree to be listed in directory assistance.
  9. Your Cisco Unity voicemail box is now ready, and you can hang up.

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  • The password must be six digits long.
  • The digits are not all the same (for example, 9999).
  • The digits are not consecutive (for example, 1234 or 4321).
  • The password or PIN is not the same as the primary extension that is assigned to the user.
  • The password must not spell their first or last name, their organization or company name, or any other obvious words.
  • The password must not contain their primary extension.
  • The password cannot be the reverse of their primary extension or contain the reverse of their primary extension.
  • The password cannot use the same digits more than twice in a row (for example, 900012).
  • The password cannot be 1-digit increment of a previous password or PIN (for example, 20185 to 20186).
  • The password cannot contain fewer than three different digits (for example, 18181).