Every single device that's connected to the Internet has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises 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 illustration of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format can handle a considerably larger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia hosting CP, included with our shared hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you are within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records that you have for any hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ than compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record will be working and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be functioning if you update it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one with no trouble for every domain or subdomain which you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other service provider you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to change the record anytime if required. In case the other provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep operating after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.