Each device which is connected to the web has a specific identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 supports a significantly greater amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party provider and you need to create an AAAA record to direct a domain or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with just a few clicks within the Hepsia CP, included with our cloud hosting solutions. Once you sign in, you have to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all of the records for every domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account. Creating a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an added option you are able to edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that defines how long the record is going to be live after you edit it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in only an hour and will propagate globally an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one without difficulty for any internet domain or subdomain which you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to change the record anytime if required. If the other company requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.