Each device that is connected to the web has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, that was introduced originally, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that 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 consists of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format can handle a significantly greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
The state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our web hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records that you have for any hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA then just input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. In addition, there’s an option to edit the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be active if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.
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 includes a few simple steps, which you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You'll have to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a couple of mouse clicks, so you can effortlessly forward any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It's going to take just a few seconds for the new record to be live and only about an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider could also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.