Every single device that is connected to the web has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of 8 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 larger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you use a service with a third-party service provider and you've got to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with a couple of clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel, included with our web hosting solutions. When you log in, you will need to navigate to the DNS Records section where you will find all of the records for every domain address or subdomain hosted in 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, within a text box. As an additional option you are able to modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which outlines how long the record is live after you edit it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be functioning in no more than an hour and will propagate worldwide an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is very easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have set up under it, you are going to be able to create it within a few rather simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia features a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names where you can find all existing records or create new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to do this is to choose the domain/subdomain that you would like to change, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record will propagate globally and your Internet domain will start pointing to the third-party web server. If they require it, you may also modify the TTL value, which indicates the time this record shall be active with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any modifications in the future.