Each device that is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use numbers 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 supports a significantly larger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party service provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with a few mouse clicks through the Hepsia CP, provided with all of our shared web hosting packages. When you sign in, you need to proceed to the DNS Records section where you will find all the records for any domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an added option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), which determines how long the record is functioning after you change it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with no trouble for any domain or subdomain that you host within 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 forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to modify the record anytime if needed. In case the other provider needs a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue working after you modify it or delete it and the time is in seconds.