Each device that is connected to the web has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, that was introduced originally, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a website 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 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 significantly greater number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our cloud hosting, will allow you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are within the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for every hosted domain name 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 after which simply enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain names, but it is extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be working and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be active if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few very easy steps, which you will be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a couple of clicks, so you can easily forward any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes just a few seconds for the new record to be working and just around an hour for it to propagate globally, so you will be done in no time. The other provider may also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.