Each device that is connected to the web has a distinctive identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a website has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An illustration of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format works with a substantially greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party company and you have to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all our cloud hosting packages. As soon as you log in, you have to go to the DNS Records section in which you will find all records for any domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Creating a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down options menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an additional option you could edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which specifies how long the record will be functioning after you edit it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be active 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 forwarding to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it will take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even when you have never had a hosting account before, you won't experience any difficulties because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so when you go there, you will see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with only several mouse clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it will be created. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you may choose the length of time this record will be functioning after you change it or remove it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds if the other service provider requires it.