Each device which is connected to the Internet has a special identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of 8 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 is designed for a considerably bigger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you need to create a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted in your shared hosting account, it won't take you more than a couple of simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is quite intuitive to use and it'll allow you to set up or modify every record without difficulty. After you sign in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all present records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you'll simply have to click the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up that will appear, input or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as simple as that. The new record is going to be fully working within only one hour and the hostname which you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If required, you'll also be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which reveals the time in seconds which the new record will be active after you eventually change it to something different or you simply erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our advanced cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with no trouble for every domain name or subdomain which 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 company you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to change the record at any time if needed. Assuming the other company requires a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue working after you edit it or remove it and the time is in seconds.