Preparation & Initiation

Preparation
Welcome to Middlebury College's voice mail system. This guide will take you through the steps you need to complete before you can start to use your voice mailbox. It will also assist you in utilizing the voice mailbox system to its fullest potential.

Before you begin to use your voice mailbox, and in order to proceed easily, please prepare before you initiate your voice mailbox by:

Determining your New Security Code - This is a private code, four to eight digits long, that you will be required to enter each time you access your voice mailbox. This security code is one that you, and only you, will know (Telephone Services does not track security codes), so be sure to choose a code you will remember.
• Writing a Personal Greeting - Your personal greeting will be what your callers hear before leaving a message in your voice mailbox. To record one that flows easily, we suggest that you write it down before you record it. It should be under 30 seconds long.

Your voice mailbox number -- this is your extension number The initial security code -- which is 1234 Your new security code - four to eight digits long
• Your prepared, personal greeting

When you enter the voice mailbox system, the system will guide you through initialization. You may initialize your voice mailbox using any touch-tone phone by:

Dialing 2100 (or 443-2100 off campus) Press # once the system has answered Dial your voice mailbox number (a.k.a. your extension)
• Dial the initial security code (1234)

You will immediately be requested to enter your new security code:

Enter your new security code Press # Enter your new security code again (to confirm)
• Press #

Next, the system will ask you to record your name. (Do not record your personal greeting here.) At the tone:

• Record your name and extension

The system will repeat the recorded name back to you. If you are satisfied with it

• Press #

Next, the system will ask you to record your personal greeting. At the tone:

• Record your prepared, personal greeting

The system will repeat the recorded greeting back to you. If you are satisfied with it

• Press #

If not, you may re-record it.