Every device that is connected to the web has a unique identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists 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 example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format works with a considerably greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Hosting

In order to use a domain or a subdomain you have within a 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 a few clicks to do that through our highly effective, though 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 can create any DNS record, so you just have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any troubles as Hepsia is quite intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they require it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one easily for every domain name or subdomain that 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 right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to change the record at any time if necessary. If the other service provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting too. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will continue operating after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.