Every single device which is connected to the web has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. With 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 within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets 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 bigger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party provider and you have to create an AAAA record to forward a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a couple of clicks through the Hepsia CP, supplied with all our cloud hosting plans. When you log in, you will need to visit the DNS Records section in which you will find all records for any domain address or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an additional option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record will be active after you change it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be active in just an hour and will propagate around the world a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a few very easy steps, that you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting CP as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few clicks, so you can quickly point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It takes mere seconds for the new record to be active and only around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you will be done in no time. The other provider could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.