Each device that's connected to the web has a specific identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, that was introduced initially, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a site comes with 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 divided with a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists 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 example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format is designed for a considerably greater number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, bundled with our website hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record easily. Once you are inside the account and you go to 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 create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then simply 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 domain names, but it's not likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be live and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be working if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one with no trouble for any domain address or subdomain which you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other provider you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP where you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to modify the record at any time if necessary. In case the other provider demands a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting too. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue working after you modify it or delete it and the time is in seconds.