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Recording Your Voicemail Greeting

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Nova PBX voicemail supports three greeting types, each played in different situations. You can record or change any greeting by calling into your voicemail from your extension.

GreetingWhen It Plays
UnavailableWhen you don’t answer or miss a call
BusyWhen you’re on a call and can’t answer
TemporaryWhen temporarily activated — ideal for vacation messages
  1. From your extension or desk phone, dial *98.
  2. Enter your voicemail password.
  1. Press 0 for admin options.
  2. Press 1 to record your Unavailable greeting.
  3. Record your message, then follow the prompts to listen, save, or re-record.

How to Record Your Busy or Temporary Greeting

Section titled “How to Record Your Busy or Temporary Greeting”

From the admin options menu (0):

  • Press 2 to record your Busy greeting.
  • Press 3 to record your Temporary greeting.
  • Press 4 to activate or deactivate your Temporary greeting.

To access your voicemail from another phone or externally:

  1. Call your main business number (or direct extension number from outside).
  2. When voicemail answers, press *.
  3. Enter your extension number and password.

If you’ve forgotten your voicemail password, contact your system administrator to reset it from the Nova PBX portal.