Every single device that's connected to the web has a specific identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, that was introduced at first, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers 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 supports a significantly bigger number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
If you wish to use a domain name or a subdomain that you have in a cloud web 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 just a few mouse clicks to do that through our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. When you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the area in which you can set up any DNS record, so you just have to pick the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly 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. If they require it, you'll 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 edit it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even when you have never had a web hosting account before, you won't encounter any issues because you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with several clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely active. As an optional setting, you can select the time this record is going to be active after you change it or remove it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds when the other company requires it.