Self Care Portal and Personal Communications Assistant

Learn how to personalize your UB phone through the web-based Self Care Portal and Personal Communications Assistant. See additional articles in this section for detailed instructions on performing specific tasks.

The Self Care Portal

What it's used for

  • Link your UB phone and cellphone
  • Set voicemail notification preferences
  • Set speed dials
  • Set forwarding

Logging in

  1. If you are off campus, connect to UBVPN
  2. Go to Self-Care Portal
  3. Enter:
    • Faculty and Staff: Your complete @buffalo.edu email address 
    • Graduate students and exception accounts: Your exception account user ID@itorg.ad.buffalo.edu (e.g., oss1.jdoe@itorg.ad.buffalo.edu)  
  4. Enter:
    • Faculty and Staff: Your UBITName Password 
    • Graduate students and exception accounts: Exception account password 
  5. Click Login.

The Personal Communications Assistant (PCA)

What it's used for

Logging in

  1. If you are off campus, connect to UBVPN
  2. Go to PCA
  3. Enter your complete @buffalo.edu email address and UBITName password
  4. Click Login.
Still need help?

Contact the UBIT Help Center.