Each device that's connected to the Internet has a special identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website 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 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of 8 sets 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 substantially greater number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you would like to set up a new AAAA record a domain address or subdomain hosted within your cloud web hosting account, it won't take you more than a few basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is extremely intuitive to use and it will allow you to set up or modify every single record effortlessly. When you log in and go to the DNS Records section, where you can find all current records for your domains and subdomains, you will simply have to click on the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down menu inside the pop-up that will appear, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the change - it's as easy as that. The new record shall be 100% functioning within no more than 1 hour and the hostname you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If needed, you'll also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which reveals the time in seconds that the new record will be active after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our advanced cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one easily for every domain address or subdomain you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP where you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually previously. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to edit the record at any time if needed. If the other company needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.