Every single device which is connected to the world wide web has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced originally, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format can handle a significantly larger number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
In order to use a domain name or a subdomain that 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 is not going to take you more than only a few clicks to do that via our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the spot in which you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. In case they require it, you'll also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record is very easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have created under it, you will be able to create it in a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses where you can find all existing records or set up new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to do that is to select the domain/subdomain you want to change, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record will propagate world-wide and your Internet domain will start directing to the third-party web server. If they need it, you may also edit the TTL value, which reveals the time this record is going to be operating with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any modifications in the future.