Every single device that is connected to the Internet has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a 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 comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits 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 supports a considerably greater amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our cloud web hosting, will enable you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for any hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then only input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it is less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. Additionally, there is an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be functioning if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.