Every device that's connected to the world wide web has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily 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's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is made up of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers 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 is designed for a considerably bigger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have in a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few clicks to do that through our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After 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 in which you can create any DNS record, so you just have to select the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they require it, you're also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it'll take you only a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you won't encounter any troubles because 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 Control Panel with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records that have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with several mouse clicks you can choose the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be set up. Then, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely active. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you modify it or delete it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other provider needs it.