Every device which is connected to the web has a special identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, which was introduced originally, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of 8 groups 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 can handle a significantly bigger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The advanced Hepsia web hosting CP, included with our shared hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for every hosted domain 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 then only enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have 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 simpler to work with than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be working and your domain address will 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 will be working if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one without difficulty for any domain or subdomain that you host within 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 service provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel 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 basic as picking out the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to edit the record anytime if necessary. If the other service provider needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.