Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Teams (How To) Forward a Centrex Phone Number to Teams
This article will provide instructions on how to forward a Centrex phone number to Microsoft Teams. This article only applies to users who still have landline phone numbers through Centrex.
Forwarding a Centrex Phone Number to Teams
Note: You will need to be physically on campus to forward your Centrex phone number to Teams.
To Manually Forward Your Campus Phone Number:
- Lift handset
- Hear dial tone, dial 121
- Hear second dial tone
- Dial 8 plus the full seven-digit phone number to which calls will be forwarded.
- Hear confirmation tone followed by ringing or busy
- If no answer or busy, hang up
- Your calls will be forwarded.
To Cancel:
- Lift handset
- Hear dial tone
- Dial 122, wait for confirmation tone, hang up.
Note: If you receive a fast busy signal after dialing 121; you need to call UWM Telephone services (x5800) to have the feature enabled.