Every device that's connected to the Internet has a unique identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced at first, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 can handle a significantly bigger amount of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our shared website hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with in comparison with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. In addition, there’s an option to modify the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be functioning if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it is going to take you just a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even when you have never had a hosting account before, you'll not face any troubles as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All of the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with just several mouse clicks you can pick the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it's going to be set up. Next, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be 100% live. As an optional setting, you may choose the time this record will be operating after you change it or erase it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds if the other service provider needs it.