Each device that's connected to the web has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site comes with an IP record, that 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 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 is designed for a significantly bigger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

If you want to create a new AAAA record for any domain address or subdomain hosted within your website hosting account, it won't take you more than a few basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is very intuitive to use and it will enable you to create or change any record effortlessly. When you sign in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you can find all present records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you'll only have to click the "New" button, pick out AAAA from a small drop-down menu inside the pop-up that will appear, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the modification - it's as basic as that. The new record shall be 100% active within only one hour and the hostname you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If needed, you are also going to be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which shows the time in seconds which the new record will be working after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one with ease for every domain name or subdomain you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to change the record at any time if needed. In case the other service provider needs a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting too. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will continue working after you modify it or delete it and the time is in seconds.