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how can i get child IP ? how do i configure IP for child? #7682

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Thread devices typically configure IPv6 addresses using Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC). However, you can manually configure IPv6 addresses using the ipaddr add CLI.

If the Child is a Minimal Thread Device, you can retrieve the child IPv6 addresses from the child table using the child table CLI.

If the Child is a Full Thread Device, you will need to retrieve the IPv6 address using other means. One way is via DNS-SD. You can learn more in the Thread Border Router Codelab](https://openthread.io/codelabs/openthread-border-router#0).

Note that the CLI simply uses OpenThread APIs. If you need to call OpenThread APIs, you can use the CLI implementation as a reference for how to call…

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This discussion was converted from issue #7681 on May 10, 2022 13:59.