Each device that is connected to the web has a unique identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced initially, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 supports a substantially larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you want to create a new AAAA record for any domain address or subdomain hosted within your cloud website hosting account, it is not going to take you more than a few simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is quite intuitive to use and it'll enable you to set up or edit every single record effortlessly. As soon as you log in and visit the DNS Records section, where you can find all present records for your domains and subdomains, you will just have to click the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down options menu in the pop-up that'll show up, enter or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the change - it's as basic as that. The new record is going to be 100% active within no more than one hour and the hostname which you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other company. When required, you are also going to be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which shows the time in seconds the new record will be live after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have set up under it, you are going to be able to create it within a few simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses where you can find all current records or create new ones with several clicks. All it takes to do that is to choose the domain/subdomain you want to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record will propagate globally and your domain will start pointing to the third-party server. If they require it, you may also edit the TTL value, which outlines the time this record is going to be operating with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any modifications in the future.