Every single device that is connected to the world wide web has a unique identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced initially, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use digits 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 supports a significantly larger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our web hosting, allows you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. When you are in the account and you visit 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 pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then only input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it's not likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to make use of compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be working and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be functioning if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it will take you only a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia CP to do that. Even though you may have never had a hosting account before, you'll not encounter any issues since you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All of the DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with just a few clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be set up. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely active. As an optional setting, you can select the time this record shall be operating after you modify it or erase it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds if the other service provider demands it.