Every single device that's connected to the world wide web has a unique identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, that was introduced originally, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of eight 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 is designed for a substantially larger number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain name or a subdomain you have inside a web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do that via our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the spot in which you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is quite intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they require it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it is going to take you only a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. Even though you may have never had a hosting account before, you will not experience any troubles as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with only a few mouse clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you can select the length of time this record shall be working after you change it or remove it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds in case the other provider demands it.