Each device that's connected to the Internet has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site has 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 is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use digits 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 can handle a considerably larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to create a new AAAA record a domain address or subdomain hosted inside your cloud hosting account, it is not going to take you more than several easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is very intuitive to use and it will enable you to create or edit any record easily. Once you log in and navigate to the DNS Records section, in which you'll discover all current records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you will simply have to click on the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up that will show up, enter or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the change - it's as simple as that. The new record shall be 100% active within only 1 hour and the hostname that you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If needed, you will also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which reveals the time in seconds which the new record will be active after you eventually change it to something different or you simply remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it will take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even when you have never had a web hosting account before, you will not encounter any problems as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with a few clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it'll be set up. Afterwards, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you can select the length of time this record is going to be working after you change it or remove it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds if the other service provider demands it.