Every device that is connected to the world wide web has a distinctive identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a site has an IP record, that 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 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight 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 can handle a substantially bigger number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain you have within a shared web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than just a few clicks to do that using our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the place where you could create any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they demand it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is quite easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you will be able to create it in a few very simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all existing records or set up new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to do that is to select the domain/subdomain you want to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record is going to propagate globally and your domain address will start pointing to the third-party web server. If they need it, you can also edit the TTL value, which outlines the time this record is going to be functioning with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any modifications in the future.