Each device that's connected to the web has a special identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits 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 can handle a significantly larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia website hosting CP, provided with our cloud web hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find 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 on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA then simply input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it is unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ than compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be working and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be working if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one easily for any internet domain or subdomain you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to 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 set up automatically or you have set up manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting 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 change. You'll be able to modify the record anytime if required. If the other company demands a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.