Every single device that's connected to the Internet has a special identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, that was introduced originally, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up with a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is made up of 8 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 is designed for a considerably larger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our hosting, will allow you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which simply input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be functioning and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. Additionally, there is an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be working if you modify it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it is going to take you only a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a website hosting account before, you won't experience any problems as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so when you go there, you will see all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with several clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which domain or subdomain it will be created. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record will be completely live. As an optional setting, you can choose the time this record shall be active after you edit it or erase it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other service provider needs it.