Every device that is connected to the world wide web has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, that was introduced initially, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind 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 works with a considerably bigger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you'd like to create a new AAAA record for any domain name or subdomain hosted in your cloud hosting account, it will not take you more than several basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is very intuitive to use and is going to permit you to create or change every record easily. When you sign in and navigate to the DNS Records section, in which you'll discover all current records for your domains and subdomains, you'll only have to click the "New" button, select AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up which will show up, input or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the modification - it's as basic as that. The new record shall be fully live within only an hour and the hostname which you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If necessary, you'll also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which reveals the time in seconds that 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

Creating a new AAAA record is incredibly easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you will be able to create it in just a few quite simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia has a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses where you can find all current records or create new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain you need to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain address will start forwarding to the third-party server. If they need it, you may also modify the TTL value, which reveals the time this record shall be active with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.