Every single device which is connected to the web has a specific identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens an internet 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 comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use numbers 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 works with a substantially larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you would like to set up a new AAAA record for any domain address or subdomain hosted in your cloud hosting account, it will not take you more than a couple of easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is rather intuitive to use and it'll enable you to set up or change every record easily. Once you log in and visit the DNS Records section, where you can find all existing records for your domain names and subdomains, you will only have to click the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up that will show up, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the change - it is as easy as that. The new record will be fully live within no more than one hour and the hostname you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other company. When required, you'll also be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds which the new record will be live after you eventually change it to something different or you simply remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it is going to take you only a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia CP to do that. Even if you have never had a web hosting account before, you will not experience any problems as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All of the DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with just several mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it's going to be created. Next, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be completely active. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record shall be operating after you change it or erase it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other provider requires it.