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To report a critical application or system outage, requiring immediate attention between the hours of 5:00pm to 8:00am, please call 510-642-8500.

(If 510-642-8500 is out of service, please call 1-888-493-8688, and report your original problem and report that 510-642-8500 is not working.)

To leave a message to be returned the Next Business day press – *7*.

To report a critical application or system outage – press *9*.

You can also send email to the address: servicecenter-afterhours@berkeley.edu.

Please use the “Next Business Day” call back selection for individual support issues. Calls will be returned promptly the next business day.

IST Service Center (and Other Support Services)

Web Form Email Phone
Submit a question to a
Service Center consultant.

(510) 642-8500


IST provides support online via the IST Knowledge Base and email, as well as by phone. If the categories below do not address your support needs, please call 510-642-8500, and press 4 (Option), then 4 (Submenu): "All Other Computer Support." Tip: When calling 642-8500 you may press the top level menu options and submenu options immediately when the greeting begins. For example, for "General Computer Support" immediately press 4 then 4 (4,4).

Service Center Name

Hours

Telephone

Email/Contact

Telephone and Network Support

     
Voice Repair
Example: no dial tone, static on the line, poor quality
M-F 8-5 510-642-8500
Press (1,1)

Data Services
Network connections, (AirBears), video
M-F 8-5 510-642-8500
Press (1,2)

Voice Services
Consulting on analog and digital lines,voicemail services (Cal Voicemail), processing data orders, video, phone equipment, (AirBears) calling cards, conference call equipment rental, new service offerings, directory services and shopping cart training. CCU staff is also available for individual personalized consultations.
M-F 8-5 510-642-8500
Press (1,3)

 Wireless communication
(Wireless)
For purchase and support of cell phones, smart phones, Blackberries, pagers, radio
 M-F 9-4 510-642-8500
Press (1,4)

Collaborative Tools

     
Email, webmail, mailing lists (CalMail) M-F 9-5 510-642-8500
Press (2,1)

CalMail change form application
     
Departmental Email Account application
     

Departmental Domain Service Application

 

    For information about CalMail Departmental Domains and prerequisites for obtaining one, go to CalMail's Departmental Domain Service page.
CalMail Accounts
For blocked accounts and technical issues
M-F 9-5 510-642-8500 (2,1)

Calendaring (CalAgenda)
(For departments, faculty, and staff)
M-F 9-5 510-642-8500
Press (2,2)
Support providers: Complete list
CalShare, a tool for creating and managing web sites for collaboration purposes
(CalShare)
M-F 8-5 510-642-8500
Press (2,3)

Access Support

CalNet
Go to the CalNet gateway to make changes to your personal information and settings, and find answers to most CalNet questions.
M-F 9-5 510-642-8500
Press (3,1)

Lost CalNet ID and CalNet Passphrase Help The Cal 1 Card Office provides drop-in, phone, and email customer support for lost CalNet IDs and passphrases. They are located at 180A Cesar Chavez Center, Lower Sproul Plaza.

Walk-in

M-F 9-5

510-642-4126
CalNet Deputies Support
To become a CalNet Deputy: Fill out the application and take a 1 hour training course (UC Training Center)
M-F 9-5 510-642-8500
Press (3,1)
(or list: calnet-deputies@lists.berkeley.edu)
Network Access Control
VPN (Virtual Private Network) connections, desktop security software (virus protection and personal firewall) for security and staff (Software Central).
M-F 9-5 510-642-8500
Press (3,2)

Network Security Alerts
Reporting security incidents, best practices, resources, standards, training
M-F 9-5 510-642-8500
Press (3,3)

All Other Service Center Computer Support

DOCS
Desktop support on site for departments (Departmental On Site Computing Support)
M-F 8-5 510-642-8500
Press (4,1)

BFS, BAIRS, Blu Portal
Business Applications
M-F 8-5 510-642-8500
Press (4,2)

Cal Answers Campus OBIEE reporting portal. Currently includes student datasets.

M-F 8-5 510-642-8500
Press (4,2)

Software Downloads and Licenses (Software Central)
Campus supported site licenses for both campus funded and user purchase. This includes basic desktop security software such as anti-virus and firewall as well as VPN and user purchased statistical applications.
M-F 9-5 510-642-8500
Press (4,3)

General Computing Issues
Provides first-level support for the campus network infrastructure. Provides assistance for all other computer support issues
M-F 8-5 510-642-8500
Press (4,4)

CalPlanning
CalPlanning provides reports and analytical tools for financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting in order to prepare, analyze, and make decisions about the annual budget.
M-F 8-5 510-642-8500
Press (5,4)

Other Support Services

Knowledge Base (KB)
Answers to a wide variety of introductory and advanced Berkeley computing and IT questions; use this contact information for reporting issues or for other inquiries
M-F 9-5 510-642-8500
Press (4,4)

CalNet
(Cal 1 Card office)
CalNet ID and passphrase issues 180A Cesar Chavez, lower Sproul Plaza

Walk-in hours:
M-F 9-5
510-642-4126
Conference calls M-F 8-5 510-642-1242 Fax reservation form to 510-643-8245
Hostmaster services (Hostmaster)
Assign hostnames to IP addresses and manage the UC Berkeley name space
   
Phonebooks
Campus, AT&T
    The campus directory is online here; you can request AT&T books from the Shopping Cart.
Residence hall telephones
(RTS)
Billing Questions
M-F 9-4 510-642-4625
Student Computer Consulting Service
(SCCS)
Getting connected, email software, and desktop security software for students
Walk-in hours: M-F 10-2
1st Floor, Moffitt Library
510-643-7536
Telecom Billing M-F 7:30-4:30 510-642-4625
Ticketing system
(Footprints)
Unified service center, incident and problem reporting in one place
   

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