Every single device that's connected to the web has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, that was introduced originally, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a site 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 separated with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 supports a considerably greater amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia website hosting CP, bundled with our cloud website hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. When you're in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then just type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain names, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be functioning and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. In addition, there’s an option to edit the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be working if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you'll be able to create it in just a few simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses where you can find all existing records or create new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to do this is to select the domain/subdomain that you'd like to change, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record will propagate globally and your domain address will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they demand it, you can even edit the TTL value, which reveals the time this record is going to be operating with its current value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.