Each device which is connected to the world wide web has a unique identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, that was introduced at first, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format is designed for a considerably greater amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
If you'd like to set up a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted in your web hosting account, it will not take you more than a few simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is extremely intuitive to use and it'll permit you to create or edit every single record easily. After you log in and navigate to the DNS Records section, in which you'll discover all current records for your domain names and subdomains, you will only have to click the "New" button, select AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up which will appear, type or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the change - it's as simple as that. The new record shall be 100% working within only 1 hour and the hostname that you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If required, you'll also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which signifies the time in seconds that the new record will be active after you eventually change it to something different or you simply delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our leading-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one effortlessly for any domain 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 that you could start using the services of any other service provider you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to change the record at any time if required. In case the other provider needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep working after you edit it or delete it and the time is in seconds.