Every device which is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, that was introduced initially, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight sets 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 is designed for a substantially bigger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have within a shared 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 only a few clicks to do that by using our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the area where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they demand it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you are going to be able to create it in a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names where you can find all current records or create new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to choose the domain/subdomain you want to edit, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record will propagate worldwide and your Internet domain will start directing to the third-party hosting server. If they require it, you can also edit the TTL value, which shows the time this record is going to be working with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.