Every device which is connected to the world wide web has a distinctive identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced at first, has been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format can handle a considerably larger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you wish to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have inside a cloud web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than just a few clicks to do that through our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they demand it, you're also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it'll take you only a few clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even when you have never had a website hosting account before, you will not experience any troubles because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so when you go there, you'll see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with just a couple of mouse clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which domain name or subdomain it will be created. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be 100% active. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record shall be functioning after you edit it or erase it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other service provider demands it.