Every single device that's connected to the web has a distinctive identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, that was introduced at first, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens an internet site has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 substantially larger number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our shared website hosting, will enable you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you're in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA after which only type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it is unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be working if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need 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 only a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even when you have never had a hosting account before, you won't face any troubles as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so when you go there, you'll see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with several mouse clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain name or subdomain it'll be set up. Afterwards, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be fully live. As an optional setting, you may choose the length of time this record is going to be active after you modify it or erase it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds if the other provider demands it.