Every single device that's connected to the Internet has a special identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, which was introduced at first, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site has an IP record, which 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 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is made up of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind 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 works with a significantly greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain or a subdomain you have within a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few clicks to do this through our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the place where you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is very user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they require it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one with no trouble for any internet domain or subdomain that you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other provider you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through 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 needed. In case the other service provider demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you modify it or erase it and the time is in seconds.