Each device which is connected to the Internet has a unique identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that 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 consists of 4 sets 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 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use numbers 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 significantly greater number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
If you use a service through a third-party company and you need to create an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a couple of mouse clicks via the Hepsia CP, supplied with all our cloud web hosting solutions. After you log in, you will need to proceed to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all of the records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an additional option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), which determines how long the record is going to be functioning after you modify it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be working in no more than an hour and will propagate worldwide two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new hosting server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it is going to take you only a few clicks inside the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you won't face any problems since you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so when you go there, you will notice all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with just a couple of mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it will be set up. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% live. As an optional setting, you may choose the time this record is going to be working after you change it or delete it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds when the other provider needs it.