Every device that's connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a website comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of 8 groups 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 works with a significantly bigger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting CP, provided with our hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records that you have for any 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 select the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA then simply enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be functioning and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. Additionally, there is an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be active if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it will take you just a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. In case you have never had a web hosting account before, you won't experience any troubles as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records that have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with only a couple of clicks you can pick the type of record you require and for which domain or subdomain it'll be created. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely live. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record is going to be working after you change it or erase it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds in case the other company demands it.