Each device which is connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced originally, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An illustration of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format works with a considerably larger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain address or a subdomain you have within a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few clicks to do this through our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the area where you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they require it, you are also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.