Every device that's connected to the Internet has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a website has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format is designed for a substantially larger number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
If you'd like to create a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted inside your web hosting account, it will not take you more than a few basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it'll permit you to set up or edit every record without difficulty. After you log in and go to the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all existing records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you'll just have to click on the "New" button, pick out AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up which will appear, type or paste the required IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as basic as that. The new record shall be 100% active within a maximum of an hour and the hostname which you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If needed, you'll also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which reveals the time in seconds the new record will be active after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with no trouble for every domain name or subdomain that you host in 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 company you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to modify the record at any time if necessary. If the other provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting too. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue working after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.