Every device that is connected to the Internet has a special identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens an internet site has 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 four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers 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 is designed for a considerably bigger number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our cloud hosting, will enable you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which just type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it's less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be functioning and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. In addition, there’s an option to edit the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it'll take you just a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. In case you have never had a hosting account before, you won't experience any problems because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with a few clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be set up. Next, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record will be fully active. As an optional setting, you can select the length of time this record will be working after you edit it or delete it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other service provider requires it.