Every single device that is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's 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 illustration of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format works with a substantially larger number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Hosting
The cutting-edge Hepsia web hosting CP, bundled with our hosting, will allow you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. When you're inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA then only enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domains, but it's unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to employ than compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be active if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.