Every single device which is connected to the web has a specific identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, that was introduced at first, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens an internet site has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 groups 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 considerably larger number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you use a service through a third-party provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to point a domain or a subdomain to their system, you will be able to do that with only a couple of clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel, included with all our cloud web hosting solutions. Once you log in, you will need to go to the DNS Records section where you will find all the records for every domain or subdomain hosted inside the account. Setting up a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an added option you could edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which determines how long the record will be functioning after you change it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be working in just an hour and will propagate worldwide a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is extremely easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you'll be able to create it in just a few quite simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all existing records or set up new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to choose the domain/subdomain that you would like to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record will propagate worldwide and your domain name will start pointing to the third-party web server. If they demand it, you may also edit the TTL value, which indicates the time this record is going to be operating with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.