Every device which is connected to the Internet has a unique identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website has 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 consists of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of 8 groups 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 substantially larger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting CP, bundled with our cloud website hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record easily. Once you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records 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, pick AAAA then only type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domains, but it's not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be working and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other company. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be working if you update it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is quite easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have created under it, you're going to be able to create it in just a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names where you can find all current records or set up new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to do that is to pick the domain/subdomain you want to change, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record is going to propagate globally and your domain will start directing to the third-party server. If they need it, you can also modify the TTL value, which indicates the time this record is going to be operating with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.