Every device that is connected to the world wide web has a specific identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, that was introduced originally, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site comes with 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 is comprised of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 is designed for a considerably larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you wish to use a domain name 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 will not take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do this using our powerful, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place 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 navigation and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any issues as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your 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're also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with no trouble for every domain address or subdomain which you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to modify the record at any time if necessary. In case the other company requires a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep working after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.