Every device that is connected to the world wide web has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, 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 steadily getting 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. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use digits 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 substantially larger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you'd like 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 need to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few clicks to do that using our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. In case they require it, you are also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain address in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have created under it, you are going to be able to create it in just a few simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or create new ones with a couple of mouse clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to choose the domain/subdomain that you would like to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record will propagate worldwide and your domain name will start directing to the third-party web server. If they require it, you may also modify the TTL value, which reveals the time this record is going to be operating with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any modifications in the future.