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Virginia Retirement System
1200 East Main Street
P.O. Box 2500
Richmond, VA 23218-2500
1-888-827-3847

Setting up an Account

Windows NT or 2000

Upon accessing the VRS Employer Bulletin Board, you will be welcomed and asked a series of questions. The FIRST time you call in, you will be asked many questions; these are required to establish your user account. After this first call, you will NOT be granted immediate access to the Bulletin Board; instead, your answers will be reviewed by our Systems Operator, and you will then be notified when you may use the Bulletin Board again. (usually, within 3 days.) Therefore, please do not wait until payrolls are due to make your first contact with the VRS Employer Bulletin Board.

To set up your user account, answer the following questions as instructed (please be sure your information is accurate):

  1. Type in your first name and press enter
  2. Type in your last name and press enter
  3. Type a Y and press enter to create a new account
  4. Type in the password you want to use ( at least 5 characters) and press enter
  5. Retype the password to verify it and press enter
  6. The welcome screen appears press enter to continue
  7. Type a Y to VRS Employer and press enter
  8. Type in your agency name and press enter
  9. Type in your department and press enter
  10. Type in your phone number and extension and press enter
  11. Type in your employer code and press enter
  12. Type in your city and press enter
  13. Type a Y (yes) or N (no) for the Internet question and press enter
  14. Type a Y (yes) or N (no) for the Email question and press enter
  15. (If you answer Y, it asks you for your E-mail address; type it in and press enter
  16. Press enter again to continue
  17. Press enter again to continue
  18. Press enter again to continue
  19. Type a G to exit and press enter to log off, then press enter again
  20. Click on the disconnect icon in your HyperTerminal window (the button that looks like a phone with the receiver off the hook).
    This will disconnect your phone.
  21. Click on FILE and then click on EXIT.
  22. The system will ask you if you want to save the hyperterminal session -- Click on YES

This automatically saved your session name and properties that you just set up. It also makes your future Hyper Terminal sessions a snap:

The next time you want to log to the Employer Bulletin Board:

  1. Go to "Start"
  2. "Programs"
  3. "Accessories"
  4. "Hyperterminal"
  5. Click on "VRS.HT" Your system will then display a Dial window
  6. Click on "Dial" and the system will automatically call the VRS Employer Bulletin Board.
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