Every single device that is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises 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 example 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 website hosting Control Panel, included with our cloud hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you are inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for any 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 select the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA after which 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 domains, but it's extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to use in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be working and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. There is also an option to edit the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few really easy steps, which you'll be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You will have to select the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can very easily forward any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It takes mere seconds for the new record to be functioning and only about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider may also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.