Each device which is connected to the Internet has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website has 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 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight groups 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 can handle a considerably greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you wish to use a domain or a subdomain which you have inside a shared web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do that through our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the place in which you can create any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is very user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they require it, you are also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our innovative cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one easily for any domain name or subdomain you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can 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 CP in which you will also find all of 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 choosing the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to modify the record at any time if needed. If the other provider needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep operating after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.