Every device which is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 supports a considerably greater amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia web hosting CP, which comes with our web hosting, will allow you to set up a new AAAA record easily. Once you are within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA then just input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it is less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be functioning and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be active if you update it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a couple of very simple steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to select the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a couple of clicks, so you can easily point any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It will take just a few seconds for the new record to be working and only around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider may also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.