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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
 
Chapter 77      Configuring Call Home
Configuring Call Home
Configuring Contact Information
Each switch must include a contact e-mail address. You can optionally include a phone number, street 
address, contract ID, customer ID, and site ID.
To assign the contact information, perform this task: 
This example shows the configuration of contact information:
Switch# configure terminal 
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# call-home
Switch(cfg-call-home)# contact-email-addr username@example.com
Switch(cfg-call-home)# phone-number +1-800-555-4567
Switch(cfg-call-home)# street-address “1234 Picaboo Street, Any city, Any state, 12345”
Switch(cfg-call-home)# customer-id Customer1234 
Switch(cfg-call-home)# site-id Site1ManhattanNY
Switch(cfg-call-home)# contract-id Company1234 
Switch(cfg-call-home)# exit
Switch(config)#
Command Purpose
Step 1
Switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
Switch(config)# call-home
Enters the Call Home configuration submode.
Step 3
Switch(cfg-call-home)# contact-email-addr 
email-address
Assigns the customer’s e-mail address. Enter up 
to 200 characters in e-mail address format with 
no spaces.
Step 4
Switch(cfg-call-home)# phone-number 
+phone-number
(Optional) Assigns the customer’s phone 
number. 
Note The number must begin with a plus (+) 
prefix, and may contain only dashes (-) 
and numbers. Enter up to 16 characters. 
If you include spaces, you must enclose 
your entry in quotes (“”).
Step 5
Switch(cfg-call-home)# street-address 
street-address
(Optional) Assigns the customer’s street address 
where RMA equipment can be shipped. Enter up 
to 200 characters. If you include spaces, you 
must enclose your entry in quotes (“”).
Step 6
Switch(cfg-call-home)# customer-id text
(Optional) Identifies the customer ID. Enter up to 
64 characters. If you include spaces, you must 
enclose your entry in quotes (“”).
Step 7
Switch(cfg-call-home)# site-id text
(Optional) Identifies the customer site ID. Enter 
up to 200 characters. If you include spaces, you 
must enclose your entry in quotes (“”).
Step 8
Switch(cfg-call-home)# contract-id text
(Optional) Identifies the customer’s contract ID 
for the switch. Enter up to 64 characters. If you 
include spaces, you must enclose your entry in 
quotes (“”).