Every device that is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, which was introduced at first, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four 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 groups 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 is designed for a substantially larger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The advanced Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, which comes with our web hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will find all records 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 pick the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA then only type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to use in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other company. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be active if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company includes only a few very simple steps, that you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You will need to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all of your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few clicks, so you can effortlessly direct any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It's going to take just a few seconds for the new record to be working and only about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.