Every device which is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced at first, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight sets 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 is designed for a substantially greater amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our cloud 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 every hosted domain address 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, choose AAAA then simply enter 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 addresses, but it is unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with than other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. Additionally, there is an option to modify the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be active if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record is incredibly easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain 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 a few quite simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all current records or set up new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to do this is to select the domain/subdomain you need to edit, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate world-wide and your Internet domain will start forwarding to the third-party server. If they need it, you could also change the TTL value, which shows the time this record shall be active with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.