Every single device that is connected to the web has a unique identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced initially, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists 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 groups 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 can handle a considerably bigger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia hosting CP, included with our cloud website hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you're within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records 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 pick the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA then only type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain names, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to employ in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be functioning and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be working if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other 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 inside the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well. You will need to pick the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than several clicks, so you can very easily forward any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It's going to take just a few seconds for the new record to be functioning and just around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.