University of Illinois at Chicago: Campus Housing — 818 S. Wolcott Avenue (Suite 220), Chicago, Illinois 60612 — 312-355-6300

Housing Phone Service

Setting Up SoftPhone

Step 1

Go to http://softphone.uic.edu/.

Step 2

Login by entering your NetID and common password.

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Step 3

Once you are logged in, click the hyperlink labeled Account Creation Page.

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Step 4

From within the New Accounts section, select SoftPhone and click Create Account.

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Step 5

Create a new SoftPhone account password, containing 7 numerical digits.

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Step 6

Your SoftPhone account has now been created, and you may be reached at the number listed.

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Step 7

To have your SoftPhone number ring additional numbers, such as your cell phone, select SoftPhone Options.

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Step 8

Under SoftPhone Options, enter the number you would like your SoftPhone number to rung, and click Add New Number.

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Step 9

To remove the number from ringing both your SoftPhone telephone and any additional numbers, select the delete option next to the number.

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