Every device which is connected to the Internet has a special identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced at first, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens an internet site has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind 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 can handle a considerably greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia website hosting CP, included with our shared hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. Once you are inside the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for any 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, select AAAA then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's not likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to make use of than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be working if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a few very easy steps, that you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You will need to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can quickly direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It will take seconds for the new record to be functioning and just around an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.