Every single device that's connected to the web has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, which was introduced at first, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain 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 consists of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 bigger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you wish to use a domain or a subdomain which you have inside a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few clicks to do this via our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. When you go to the DNS Records section and then click 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 address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they require it, you will also be able to edit 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 ought to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it is going to take you only a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. In case you have never had a hosting account before, you will not face any troubles since you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with only a couple of mouse clicks you can choose the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it will be created. Next, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be fully live. As an optional setting, you can pick the time this record will be operating after you change 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 requires it.