Each device which is connected to the web has a special identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced at first, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's 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. An illustration of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format works with a considerably larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting CP, included with our cloud website hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that 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, pick AAAA after which simply enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain names, but it's less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There's also an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be working if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our advanced cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one without difficulty for any internet domain or subdomain which you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to change the record anytime if necessary. In case the other provider requires a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting too. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you modify it or erase it and the time is in seconds.