Each device that is connected to the web has a specific identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that 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 is comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers 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 considerably bigger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you'd like to set up a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted within your shared hosting account, it won't take you more than a couple of simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it will permit you to create or edit any record effortlessly. Once you log in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you can find all present records for your domain names and subdomains, you'll only have to click the "New" button, pick out AAAA from a small drop-down options menu in the pop-up that will appear, enter or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as basic as that. The new record will be 100% live within no more than 1 hour and the hostname that you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. When required, you are also going to be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds which the new record will be functioning after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you just a few clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even if you have never had a web hosting account before, you'll not experience any issues since you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with just several clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be created. Next, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record will be completely live. As an optional setting, you can choose how long this record is going to be operating after you edit it or remove it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds when the other service provider needs it.