Every device that's connected to the Internet has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens an internet site comes with 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 comprises of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight 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 supports a significantly greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you are using a service through a third-party company and you've got to set up an AAAA record to point a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a few clicks via the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all of our cloud website hosting plans. After you sign in, you need to go to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all the records for every domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account. Creating a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an additional option you could change the TTL value (Time To Live), which defines how long the record is functioning after you change it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be functioning in only an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one with no trouble for any domain address or subdomain you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to change the record at any time if necessary. In case the other company requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue operating after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.