Every device that is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's 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 works with a significantly larger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you want to create a new AAAA record a domain or subdomain hosted in your cloud hosting account, it won't take you more than several easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and is going to permit you to set up or edit every record with ease. After you sign in and go to the DNS Records section, where you can find all current records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you'll just have to click on the "New" button, select AAAA from a small drop-down options menu in the pop-up which will show up, type or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the change - it is as easy as that. The new record will be fully functioning within a maximum of 1 hour and the hostname you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If necessary, you'll also be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds that the new record will be working after you eventually modify it to something different or you simply remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our advanced cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with no trouble for any internet domain or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to modify the record anytime if required. In case the other provider needs a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you modify it or delete it and the time is in seconds.