Each device that's connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced at first, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you wish to use a domain or a subdomain that you have inside a cloud web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do this using our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you could create any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they require it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one without difficulty for any domain address or subdomain that you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other service provider you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually previously. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to change the record anytime if required. If the other provider needs a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting too. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue operating after you edit it or delete it and the time is in seconds.