Each device that is connected to the web has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An illustration of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format is designed for a substantially larger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel, bundled with our web hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will find all records that you have for every hosted domain address 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, pick AAAA after which just type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain names, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. Additionally, there is an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be functioning if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.