Every device that is connected to the web has a distinctive identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website 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 comprised of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 works with a considerably greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, included with our web hosting, will enable you to create a new AAAA record easily. Once you are within the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records that you have for any hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then simply type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it's less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. There's also an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be working if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our innovative cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with ease for every domain name or subdomain you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to edit the record at any time if required. Assuming the other service provider needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep functioning after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.