Every single device which is connected to the world wide web has a special identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which 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 is made up of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while within 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. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format can handle a significantly bigger number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you'd like to set up a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted in your cloud website hosting account, it will not take you more than a couple of simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is very intuitive to use and it will permit you to set up or modify every single record with ease. After you log in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you can find all current records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you will just have to click on the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down menu inside the pop-up which will show up, enter or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the change - it's as basic as that. The new record shall be 100% active within only one hour and the hostname which you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If necessary, you'll also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which shows the time in seconds the new record will be active after you eventually change it to something different or you simply delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it'll take you only a few clicks within the Hepsia CP to do that. In case you have never had a website hosting account before, you will not experience any issues as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records that have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with a couple of clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be created. Next, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely functioning. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record shall be working after you modify it or remove it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other company demands it.