Every single device which is connected to the world wide web has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, that was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is made up of 8 sets 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 supports a substantially larger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our cloud hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record easily. When you are in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then 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 names, but it is extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be functioning and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other company. In addition, there’s an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be functioning if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one without difficulty for every domain or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other service provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually previously. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the change. You will be able to edit the record at any time if necessary. Assuming the other service provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting too. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue working after you edit it or delete it and the time is in seconds.