Every device that is connected to the Internet has a special identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, which was introduced originally, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits 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 considerably greater amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia website hosting CP, bundled with our web hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which simply input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it's unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be active if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with ease for any domain name or subdomain that you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other service provider you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP where you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to modify the record anytime if required. In case the other company 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 functioning after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.