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Computer Services Help Desk

Please Note: Due to the ongoing response to COVID-19, our phone support is limited at this time. Submit a request here, email us, or start a chat session for faster service.

Contact Us

  Chat with us

  HelpDesk@missouristate.edu

  417-836-5891


Hours of Operation

Day Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday Noon - 9:00 p.m.
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Classroom Help Desk

Contact the CIT
Classroom Help Desk

  417-836-5778

  CIT@missouristate.edu

Day Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 9:30pm
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

The Classroom Help Desk is an initiative of the Instructional Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC), and the Information Technology Council (IT Council) to establish a single point of contact for instructors to request assistance with classroom instructional technology.

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Notifications and Outages

Electronic Fax Services Restored with Dialing Changes
Thu 7/9/20 2:05 PM
The Electronic Fax service provided by the Networking and Telecommunications Department has been restored.  The service was updated to remove the dependencies on local FoIP (Fax over Internet Protocol) which was causing some fax transmissions, both inbound and outbound, to fail.  Outbound faxes are now using these new services and inbound faxes will be switched […]
Electronic Fax Service Outage
Thu 7/9/20 11:23 AM
The Electronic Fax service provided by the Networking and Telecommunications department is currently down. The service was being upgraded to eliminate failed fax transmissions that are caused by too many analog to digital conversions inherent in FoIP – Fax over Internet Protocol. Unfortunately, the upgrade unexpectedly caused the service to go offline. Local and vendor […]

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