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How to forward your desk phone to another phone number.

Modified on: Thu, Feb 9 2023 10:10 AM

Steps to Enable Call Forwarding


Forwarding Calls Directly to Voicemail

  1. Press the "Fwd All" or "Forward All" button on your desk phone.
  2. Enter 4343


Forwarding Calls to Another Campus Phone

  1. Press the "Fwd All" or "Forward All" button on your desk phone.
  2. Enter the 4 digit extension i.e. - XXXX


Forwarding Calls to a local telephone number, or cell phone

  1. Press the "Fwd All" or "Forward All" button on your desk phone.
  2. Press 8
  3. Enter the 10 digit number i.e. - XXX-XXX-XXXX


Long-Distance Forwarding

Long-distance call forwarding is NOT supported at this time. Calls originating outside EWU will not forward on if long distance is required for your cell phone number. 


Steps to Disable Call Forwarding


1. To turn off forwarding select the line with the forward enabled, and press key "Fwd Off" or "Forward Off" on your phone display. If the line is a secondary or third programmed line other than your own, select the line by pressing the softkey adjacent to the extension and then select the three dots on the lower soft key to access more menu items and choose "Forward off".