Every single device that's connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website has 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 comprised of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 can handle a significantly greater number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, bundled with our cloud website hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records that 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 select the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then just input 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's extremely unlikely that you'll 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 functioning and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. There's also an option to edit the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be functioning 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 leading-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one effortlessly for every domain name or subdomain that you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to edit the record anytime if required. In case the other provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue working after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.