Every single device which is connected to the web has a distinctive identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, has been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website comes with 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 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 significantly bigger amount of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have inside a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that by using our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you visit the DNS Records section and click 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 simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and the 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'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it is going to take you just a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP to do that. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you won't face any problems because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with a couple of clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be created. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick the length of time this record will be working after you modify it or remove it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other company demands it.