AAAA Records
What precisely is an AAAA resource record? What function do AAAA records have? Should you add one to your domain?
Every device that's connected to the web has a unique identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a website 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 comprises of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of eight groups 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 substantially bigger amount of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
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AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia website hosting CP, provided with our
cloud web hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record easily. Once you are inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then simply type 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 is not likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. Additionally, there is an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be working if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.
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AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted in a
semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a couple of really easy steps, that you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You will have to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can easily point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes seconds for the new record to be functioning and just around an hour for it to propagate globally, so you will be done in no time. The other provider could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.