Initial Voice Mailbox Setup 13Initial VoiceMailbox SetupWhen a caller dials your telephone number and you are unable to answerthe call, the caller hears a recording and is prompted to leave a message.Before you can listen to messages in your voice mailbox, you must recordyour name, a personal greeting, and change the default password youuse to access your mailbox.Your administrator will provide you with the default password for initialmailbox access. Typically, the default password is the last 4 digits of yourphone number. The first time you access your voice mailbox, the systemprompts you to change your password, record your name, and record apersonal greeting.Note that the password you use to access your voice mailbox is not thesame password you use to log in to your telephone. When you changethe default voicemail password in the following procedure, you do notchange the telephone login password.To initialize your mailbox:1 Lift the handset.2 Press the message button on your phone (see the chapter in this guidethat describes the buttons and controls for your particular phone model).3 At the password prompt, use the keypad to enter your default password.The voice prompt system describes the initialization process andintroduces the Setup Assistant function.4 Follow the voice prompts to:a Enter a new password (ask your administrator for password lengthrequirements; use digits only, * and # are invalid characters).b Record a name announcement.c Record a personal greeting.5 Hang up.
