Every single device that is connected to the web has a distinctive identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, that was introduced at first, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised 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 works with a significantly larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have in a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few mouse clicks to do this using our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the area where you could set up any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. In case they require it, you are also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few very simple steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You will have to pick the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a couple of mouse clicks, so you can quickly forward any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It will take mere seconds for the new record to be active and only about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.