Each device that's connected to the web has a special identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, that was introduced at first, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a website comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight 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 can handle a considerably greater number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia web hosting CP, bundled with our cloud web hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you're within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA then simply input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it's unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with than compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other company. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be active if you modify it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a couple of really easy steps, which you'll be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You will have to select the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a couple of clicks, so you can quickly point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take seconds for the new record to be active and just around an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider can also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the standard 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.