Every single device which is connected to the web has a specific identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, that was introduced originally, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format is designed for a significantly greater amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, which comes with our hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain names, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to make use of in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be functioning if you modify it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one easily for every domain or subdomain you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to change the record at any time if necessary. Assuming the other service provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will continue operating after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.