Every single device which is connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced originally, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being 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. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets 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 larger number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have inside a 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 just a few mouse clicks to do that using our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they demand it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.