Every device that's connected to the web has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens an internet site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind 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 significantly bigger number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

In order to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have within a cloud web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the place where you can create any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any troubles as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. In case they demand it, you are also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.