Each device that is connected to the world wide web has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens an internet site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated with a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is made up 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 supports a considerably bigger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you would like to set up a new AAAA record for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside your web hosting account, it will not take you more than a few easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is quite intuitive to use and is going to enable you to set up or modify every record effortlessly. When you sign in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you can find all existing records for your domains and subdomains, you will only have to click on the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down menu inside the pop-up which will appear, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the change - it is as easy as that. The new record shall be fully functioning within a maximum of an hour and the hostname you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If needed, you will also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds the new record will be working after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company includes a few very simple steps, which you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You'll have to choose 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 simple as selecting the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a few clicks, so you can very easily point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take just a few seconds for the new record to be active and just around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider may also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals 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.