Every single device that is connected to the Internet has a unique identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced at first, has been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens an internet site comes with 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 split up with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits 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 is designed for a significantly bigger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party service provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with only a few clicks through the Hepsia CP, included with all of our shared website hosting solutions. When you log in, you need to navigate to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all of the records for any domain address or subdomain hosted in the account. Creating a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an additional option you are able to edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which outlines how long the record will be active after you change it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be operating in just an hour and will propagate worldwide an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case 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 set up, it will take you just a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even though you may have never had a hosting account before, you won't encounter any troubles because you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with only several clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. After that, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% active. As an optional setting, you can choose the time this record is going to be working after you change it or remove it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other company requires it.