Every device that is connected to the world wide web has a distinctive identifier named 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 steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated with a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 considerably bigger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you are using a service through a third-party provider and you've got to create an AAAA record to point a domain or a subdomain to their system, you will be able to do that with just a few mouse clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all of our cloud hosting solutions. Once you sign in, you will need to go to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all of the records for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account. Setting up a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking 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, within a text box. As an extra option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), which determines how long the record is functioning after you modify it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be functioning in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new hosting server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a couple of really easy steps, which you'll be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You will have to pick the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a few clicks, so you can effortlessly point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It's going to take seconds for the new record to be active and just around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you will be done in no time. The other provider may also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.