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Plan ahead — don't wait until you get sick or until your office is hit hard with the flu. IT and Telecom Services are readily available if you plan ahead!

Need to get your office phone calls at home or on your cell phone?

Almost anyone on campus can forward their campus phone to another number, as long as that number is a local call. There are three options for call forwarding:

1. Call forwarding your office phone can be accomplished directly at your office phone (instructions) or remotely from another phone (instructions).
2. Remote call forwarding has to be done with a pre-established authorization code. If you think you or someone in your office will need to use remote call forwarding, please establish the required code now by contacting your department's telecom coordinator.
3. Call the Division of IT Help Desk at (573)882-5000. If possible, users should use the self-service call forwarding options listed above. However, in the case of a real emergency, the Division of IT can forward phones for you, if you request assistance during Help Desk business hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday).

Voice over IP

Another way to get your office phone calls pretty much anywhere is through an IP-based client (only available on Windows computers). A Voice over IP (VoIP) client allows you to receive phone calls on a laptop or even on your home computer without having to use a regular phone. You must have a broadband connection wherever you are in order to receive VoIP phone calls.

In order to use the VoIP client, you must first convert your office phone to VoIP. Contact the Division of IT for a consutation if you are interested in converting to VoIP or if you need the flexibility of using an IP-based phone client at home or on the road.

Need to hold meetings without being face-to-face?

MeetingPlace is a great tool to hold meetings, especially when there are health-related concerns that require co-workers to remain apart. MeetingPlace can be scheduled through Outlook and provides for audio conferencing and document/file sharing. It even allows meetings to be recorded. Individuals who schedule MeetingPlace conferences must have a pre-established account. See the MeetingPlace Q&A to get started.

Need to access on-campus computing resources from home?

Virtual Private Networking (VPN) is a secure service that allows you to remotely connect to campus resources as if you were physically on-campus. VPN service requires a client that has to be installed and configured on your laptop or a computer at your home. Visit the Software Distribution Site to get the VPN client.

Some University resources, such as campus or departmental file servers, SharePoint, and others require the use of VPN for off-campus access. Your department's IT professional can assist you with installing and configuring VPN. Instructions can also be found in the IT KnowledgeBase.

Are there files or programs on your office computer that you need at home?

Assuming your office computer is running, and you have the VPN client and a broadband connection, you can emulate your office computer at home through Remote Desktop. This enables you to use the Outlook desktop program (i.e., instead of Webmail), instant messaging, specialized applications, and access to files that are resident on your office computer. See your departmental IT professional for assistance with Remote Desktop.