Every device which is connected to the world wide web has a distinctive identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, that was introduced originally, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet 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 is comprised of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of eight groups 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 substantially greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
If you would like to create a new AAAA record for any domain address or subdomain hosted within your cloud web hosting account, it is not going to take you more than several simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it will permit you to set up or edit every record easily. As soon as you log in and go to the DNS Records section, in which you'll discover all existing records for your domain names and subdomains, you'll only have to click the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up that'll appear, input or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the change - it's as simple as that. The new record is going to be 100% working within no more than an hour and the hostname you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If required, you'll also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds the new record will be functioning after you eventually change it to something different or you simply erase it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it is going to take you just a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. In case you have never had a hosting account before, you won't face any troubles because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with a few mouse clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it's going to be created. After that, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record will be fully active. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record is going to be functioning after you edit it or remove it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds when the other service provider needs it.