Every device that's connected to the world wide web has a special identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced initially, has been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website has 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 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 can handle a considerably bigger amount of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you use a service through a third-party company and you've got to create an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with only a couple of mouse clicks through the Hepsia CP, supplied with all our cloud hosting plans. As soon as you log in, you will need to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you will find all of the records for every domain name or subdomain hosted within the account. Creating a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an added option you could modify the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record is going to be active after you change it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be functioning in only an hour and will propagate around the world a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it will take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you won't face any issues because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so when you go there, you will notice all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with just several mouse clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it will be set up. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% active. As an optional setting, you can choose the length of time this record is going to be operating after you change it or erase it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other service provider requires it.