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(Note: Use these instructions if you are setting creating a PIN and recording greetings for the first time. Click here If your voicemail PIN needs to be resetif you do not remember your voice mail PIN.)

Set up recorded name, personal greeting, and set your access PIN from a Cisco deskphone:

  1. Pick up the handset on your Cisco VoIP phone.
  2. Press the Messages button. 
  3. Enter the default 6-digit voicemail PIN* voicemail PIN of 124774, followed by the # key.
  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.

*The Cisco PIN creation process is pretty strict when it comes to numbers used for security.  Try using two of your favorite numbers and add your favorite year to make a new six digit PIN

Set up recorded name, personal greeting, and set your access PIN from Cisco Jabber:

  1. Click on Search or Call from Cisco Jabber
  2. Enter #4700, followed by the return key.
  3. Enter "*", then enter the extension when prompted for "ID"
  4. Enter the default 6-digit voicemail PIN* voicemail PIN of 124774, followed by the # key.
  5. Follow the voice prompts, recording your recorded name first, followed by the # key.
  6. Next, record a personal greeting, followed by the # key.
  7. Enter a new 6-digit voicemail PIN, followed by the # key.
  8. Enter your new 6-digit voicemail PIN again, followed by #.
  9. Finally, agree to be listed in directory assistance.
  10. Your Cisco Unity voicemail box is now ready, and you can hang up.

*The Cisco PIN creation process is pretty strict when it comes to numbers used for security.  Try using two of your favorite numbers and add your favorite year to make a new six digit PIN

Set up recorded name, personal greeting, and set your access PIN for a Department's Main number from a Cisco deskphone:

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

*The Cisco PIN creation process is pretty strict when it comes to numbers used for security.  Try using two of your favorite numbers and add your favorite year to make a new six digit PIN

Cisco Guidelines: Check for Trivial Passwords

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