Every single device which is connected to the web has a specific identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site comes with an IP record, that 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 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is made up of eight sets 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 works with a considerably larger number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our cloud website hosting, will allow you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are within the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for every hosted domain name 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 and then simply type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain names, but it's not likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be functioning and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be active if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves a few very simple steps, which you'll be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well. You will need to select the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can easily point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes just a few seconds for the new record to be working and only about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider can also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the default 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.