Every device that is connected to the web has a distinctive identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, that was introduced originally, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a 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 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers 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 greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

If you'd like to set up a new AAAA record a domain or subdomain hosted within your website hosting account, it won't take you more than a few easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is extremely intuitive to use and it'll enable you to set up or modify every single record effortlessly. After you log in and visit the DNS Records section, in which you'll discover all current records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you will only have to click the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down options menu in the pop-up that'll show up, type or paste the required IPv6 address and save the change - it's as easy as that. The new record is going to be fully working within no more than 1 hour and the hostname which you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If needed, you are also going to be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which signifies the time in seconds which the new record will be functioning after you eventually modify it to something different or you simply remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one with ease for every domain address 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 can start using the services of any other provider you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to edit the record anytime if necessary. Assuming the other company needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue working after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.