Each device that's connected to the web has a distinctive identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, that was introduced at first, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 works with a considerably greater amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have within a web 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 only a few clicks to do that through our powerful, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the place where you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they demand it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is quite easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have created under it, you are going to be able to create it in just a few simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia features a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses where you can find all current records or set up new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to select the domain/subdomain that you'd like to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record is going to propagate world-wide and your domain will start directing to the third-party server. If they need it, you can even modify the TTL value, which reveals the time this record shall be operating with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.