Every device that is connected to the web has a unique identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, which was introduced at first, has been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format can handle a substantially greater amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have inside a cloud website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few clicks to do that using our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the place where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any problems as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. In case they require it, you'll also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you just a few clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even when you have never had a website hosting account before, you'll not experience any problems because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so when you go there, you will see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with several mouse clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it'll be set up. After that, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be fully live. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record will be operating after you modify it or erase it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other company needs it.