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Pitt Police Phone Number Briefly Affected by May 17 Transition

Thursday, May 12, 2022 - 08:37

 

The University of Pittsburgh Police Department’s main phone number ― 412-624-2121 ― will be affected for up to 5 minutes as it transitions to a new service provider between 7 and 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17.

If you call the Pitt Police during the 5-minute transition and are not connected, please hang up and dial 911. The University’s Emergency Notification Service will remain operational throughout the transition.

A maintenance announcement has been posted to the University’s IT Service Dashboard (status.pitt.edu). It will be updated when the transition begins and when it is complete. After the transition, the Pitt Police Department’s phone number will be able to receive calls as it always has.   

Please contact the Technology Help Desk at 412-624-HELP (4357) if you have any questions regarding this announcement.

Box: Log in to Box

From a Desktop (Windows or Mac)

  1. Open a Web browser to pitt.box.com.
    Note: You can also log in to My Pitt and click Box Login on the right-hand side of the page.
  2. Click Continue .

Getting Started with Telecommunications Online Billing

The Departmental Online Phone Billing system contains billing data for your telephone and network services. Authorized users can easily search and view telecommunications invoices without installing new software.

Phone: 2420 Digital Telephone Quick Reference

Phone Diagram

1 –  Call appearance/feature buttons:  Use to access incoming/outgoing lines and programmed features.

Phone: Common Features

These commonly used telephone features will save you time.

Feature

Description

Instructions

Call Forwarding

Forward calls to another University phone.

To activate, press [*] [2] from your phone. Enter the five-digit extension to which you want your calls to be forwarded. You will hear a confirmation tone. Hang up the handset.

Request Forms for Phone and Conferencing Services

Faculty, staff, and departments may submit these online forms for University phone and conferencing services. These forms are not used for problem reporting. To report a problem, please contact the Technology Help Desk at 412-624-HELP (4357) or submit a help request online.