Every device which is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced originally, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use digits 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 supports a substantially larger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia web hosting CP, bundled with our website hosting, will allow you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you are in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for any hosted domain 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 then only input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domains, but it is unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be working and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. In addition, there’s an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be active if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.