Each device that's connected to the world wide web has a unique identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced at first, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind 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 works with a considerably larger amount of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain you have inside a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do this through our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the area in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is very user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they demand it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it will take you just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia CP to do that. Even if you have never had a web hosting account before, you won't experience any problems as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so when you go there, you'll see all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with only several clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Next, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully active. As an optional setting, you may choose the length of time this record shall be active after you change it or delete it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds if the other company demands it.