Every single device that is connected to the world wide web has a special identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced at first, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which 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 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up with a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 supports a significantly larger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you wish to use a domain name or a subdomain you have in a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few clicks to do this via our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place where you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they demand it, you'll also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one easily for any domain or subdomain that you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually previously. The creation of the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You will be able to modify the record anytime if required. Assuming the other company demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue working after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.