Each device which is connected to the web has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced at first, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a site has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits 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 considerably greater amount of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia website hosting CP, provided with our shared hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records that you have for any hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then just type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it's unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be live and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be functioning if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a couple of very simple steps, which you'll be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well. You will have to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done 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 provide. It takes seconds for the new record to be active and only around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider can also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.