Every single device that is connected to the Internet has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, which was introduced initially, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 is designed for a significantly larger amount of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party company and you have to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all of our cloud hosting solutions. Once you sign in, you will need to visit the DNS Records section where you will find all of the records for every domain address 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, in a text box. As an additional option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), which outlines how long the record is live after you edit it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record will be active in just 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 web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is very easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've created under it, you're going to be able to create it in just a few simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains in which you can find all current records or set up new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to do that is to select the domain/subdomain that you'd like to edit, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate globally and your Internet domain will start forwarding to the third-party server. If they need it, you can also change the TTL value, which outlines the time this record is going to be operating with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any modifications in the future.