Every single device which is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens an internet site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is 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. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format can handle a considerably bigger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The advanced Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, bundled with our cloud web hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. Once you are in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then simply enter 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 addresses, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be working and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other company. In addition, there’s an option to change 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 company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company features a few very easy steps, that you will be able to find in 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 in which you will find your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can quickly point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. 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 company can also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.