Every single device that's connected to the web has a special identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name 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 groups 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 eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 is designed for a considerably greater number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
If you would like to create a new AAAA record for any domain name or subdomain hosted in your cloud web hosting account, it is not going to take you more than several basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it will allow you to create or modify any record easily. As soon as you log in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all existing records for your domain names and subdomains, you will just have to click on the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up that'll appear, input or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the modification - it's as basic as that. The new record will be 100% active within no more than an hour and the hostname you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If required, you will also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which reveals the time in seconds that the new record will be functioning after you eventually change it to something different or you simply remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company includes a few simple steps, which you'll be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting CP as well. You will need to select the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few clicks, so you can effortlessly direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It takes mere seconds for the new record to be active and just around an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.