# What is OpenThread?

...an open-source implementation of the Thread networking protocol.Nest has released OpenThread to make the technology used in Nest products more broadly available to developers to accelerate the development of products for the connected home.

...OS and platform agnostic, with a narrow platform abstraction layer and a small memory footprint, making it highly portable.

...a Thread Certified Component implementing all features defined in the Thread 1.1.1 specification. This specification defines an IPv6-based reliable, secure and low-power wireless device-to-device communication protocol for home applications.

#### What is OpenThread Border Router?

In the context of a Thread Network, a Border Router is a device that provides connectivity of nodes in the Thread Network to other devices in external networks such as the wider Internet, local home and building IP networks, or virtual private networks (Figure 1).

#### Available Thread Networks

No. | Network Name | Extended PAN ID | PAN ID | channel | Hardware Address | Action
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#### Form Thread Networks

Network Name
This is required.
The Network Name must be no more than 16 characters long.
Network Extended PAN ID
This is required.
The Extended PAN ID must be 16 characters long.
PAN ID
This is required.
The PAN ID must be 4 hexadecimal digits long.
Passphrase/Commissioner Credential
This is required.
The Passphrase must be a string between 6 and 255 characters.
Network Key
Network Key must be 32 hexadecimal digits long.
Channel
Channel must be in 11~26.
On-Mesh Prefix
On-Mesh Prefix must match valid IPv6 prefix pattern.
Default Route
Form

#### Get Status

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#### Settings

On-Mesh Prefix
This is required.
Default Route
Add Delete

#### Commission

Joiner PSKd
This is required.
Start Commission
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