Every single device which is connected to the Internet has a special identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced initially, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises 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 significantly bigger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party service provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with only a couple of mouse clicks through the Hepsia CP, which comes with all our web hosting plans. Once you log in, you will need to visit the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all records for any domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an extra option you could modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which determines how long the record will be active after you edit it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be live in no more than an hour and will propagate globally a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our leading-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one without difficulty for every domain or subdomain 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 can start using the services of any other service provider you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to edit the record at any time if needed. In case the other company demands a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep functioning after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.