Every device which is connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format is designed for a substantially larger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have inside a hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few clicks to do this through our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. When 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 where you could create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. In case they require it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company includes only a few simple steps, that you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a couple of clicks, so you can effortlessly direct any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes mere seconds for the new record to be functioning and only around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other company could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.