Every device that's connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a site comes with an IP record, which 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 divided using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use digits 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 supports a significantly larger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain which you have inside a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do that via our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place where you can create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they demand it, you are also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought 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 only a few clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you will not experience any difficulties because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with several mouse clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be created. After that, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% live. As an optional setting, you can select the time this record will be active after you change it or delete it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other provider demands it.