Every single device that is connected to the web has a unique identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site has 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 is made up 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 is comprised of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting CP, included with our cloud hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for any hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then just type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it is unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. In addition, there’s an option to edit the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to 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
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you just a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. In case you have never had a website hosting account before, you won't encounter any issues as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with just a couple of mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be created. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% live. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record shall be functioning after you edit it or erase it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds when the other service provider needs it.