Every single device that is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain 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 consists of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 works with a considerably bigger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, bundled with our shared hosting, will allow you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which only enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain names, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ in comparison with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. 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 which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one effortlessly for every internet domain or subdomain you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to change the record anytime if needed. Assuming the other provider needs a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting too. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.