Every single device that is connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website has 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 consists of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is made up of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An illustration of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format is designed for a significantly greater number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have within a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do that by using our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click 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 just have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any problems 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 service provider. If they demand it, you are also going to be able to modify 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 change it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to achieve that. Even when you have never had a web hosting account before, you won't experience any problems as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will 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 on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with just a couple of mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be set up. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you can choose the time this record is going to be operating after you modify it or erase it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other provider demands it.