Each device that's connected to the Internet has a unique identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced at first, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight sets 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 works with a substantially bigger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
If you'd like to set up a new AAAA record a domain name or subdomain hosted in your web hosting account, it will not take you more than several basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is very intuitive to use and it will permit you to set up or modify every single record with ease. As soon as you sign in and visit the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all existing records for your domain names and subdomains, you'll only have to click the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up which will show up, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the change - it is as basic as that. The new record shall be 100% working within only 1 hour and the hostname which you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. When required, you'll also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which shows the time in seconds that the new record will be live after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply erase it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one easily for every domain address or subdomain that you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP in which you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have created manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to modify the record anytime if necessary. Assuming the other service provider demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.