Every device that is connected to the Internet has a special identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An illustration of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format can handle a considerably bigger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party company and you need to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia CP, supplied with our cloud hosting packages. After you log in, you will need to navigate to the DNS Records section in which you will find all of the records for any domain name or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an extra option you could edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which specifies how long the record is functioning after you change it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be active in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it is going to take you just a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. In case you have never had a web hosting account before, you won't face any troubles as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records that have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with only a few mouse clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be created. Next, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you can choose the time this record shall be operating 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 change from the standard 3600 seconds when the other company requires it.