Every single device which is connected to the world wide web has a specific identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website 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 is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format is designed for a considerably bigger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

If you need to set up a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted within your website hosting account, it will not 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'll allow you to create or modify every record without difficulty. Once you log in and visit the DNS Records section, in which you'll discover all existing records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you will only have to click on the "New" button, select AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up which will show up, input or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the change - it is as basic as that. The new record shall be fully active within only 1 hour and the hostname that you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If required, you'll also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which reveals the time in seconds which the new record will be functioning after you eventually change it to something different or you simply erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with no trouble for any domain address or subdomain which you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other service provider you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to modify the record at any time if required. Assuming the other company needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.