Information Technology Services: Telecommunications


NEAXMAIL Student User Guide


Voice Mail Service: Voice Mail is a personal messaging system that works like an answering machine, but does not require special equipment. You can leave your answering machine home and still take advantage of these great features:
  • A private, password-protected voice mailbox
  • Message retrieval any time from any touch-tone phone, anywhere
  • Messages include date and time - no need to guess

  • Entering Your Mailbox.

    From Your Phone-

    • Dial 2-3305
    • During the Password Request
    • Enter Your Password

    From Another Phone On Campus-

    • Dial 2-3305
    • During the Password Request
    • Press [*]
    • Enter Your 5-Digit Mailbox Number
    • Enter Your Password

    From a Phone Off Campus-

    • Dial (518) 442-3305
    • During the Switchboard System Greeting
    • Press [#]
    • Enter Your5-Digit Mailbox Number
    • Enter Your Password

    First Time Enrollment

    • Dial 2-3305
    • During the Password Request
    • Enter Default Password [123456]
    • You will be prompted to:
    • Record Your Mailbox Name After Tone
    • (Required for System Functionality)
    • Press [#] When Done Recording
    • Press [#] to Accept Recording
    • Press [1] to Record Personal Greeting
    • Press [#] When Done Recording
    • Press [#] to Accept Recording
    • Enter New Password (Minimum 6 Digits)
    • Press [#] When Done Entering Password
    • Enter New Password Again
    • Press [#] to Confirm New Password
    • Use your new password to access your mailbox in the future.


    NOTE: If Residential Life assigns you to a new room, a new voicemail box will be created for you within 24 business hours of receipt of that change.

    Need Additional Assistance? Call NEC at 2-4588.


    Playing a New Message:

    • Enter Your Mailbox
    • Press [1] - Play New Message(s)
    • Listen to Message
    • Press [4] - Replay Message
    • Press [5] - Play Message Summary
    • Press [6] - Forward Message
    • Press [7] - Delete Message
    • Press [8] - Reply to Message, or
    • Press [9] - Save Message

    To Change Your Personal Greeting:

    • Enter Your Mailbox
    • Press [4] - Setup Options
    • Press [1] - Greetings
    • Press [1] - Change Greeting
    • Press [1] - Rerecord Current (Standard or Alternate) Greeting
    • Record Your Personal Greeting then Press [#]
    • Press [*] - Exit Greetings

    To Change Your Mailbox Name:

    • Enter Your Mailbox
    • Press [4] - Setup Options
    • Press [3] - Personal Settings
    • Press [2] - Change Recorded Name
    • Record Your Mailbox Name then Press [#]
    • Press [*] - Keep Your Mailbox Name
    • Press [*] - Exit Personal Settings



    Helpful Hints:

    • Use a touch-tone phone
    • Your mailbox number is the last 5-digits of your campus telephone number

    Press [*] whenever you wish to:

    • Cancel what you are doing
    • Back up to previous menu
    • Erase and re-record

    Press [#] whenever you wish to:

    • Complete/confirm a step
    • Fast-forward to the end of a message you’re playing
    • Send a message to another mailbox on the system

    Voice Mailbox Features:

    • Personal greeting length: 35 seconds
    • Maximum number of messages: 10
    • Maximum message length: 45 seconds
    • Days new messages kept: 14
    • Days saved messages kept: 7

    NOTE: The first time you access your voice mail the password will be [123456]. You will be prompted to change it to a 6-8 digit number. You must memorize this password.



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