Every single device that's connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, that was introduced at first, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a website comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use digits 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 substantially larger number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

If you want to set up a new AAAA record a domain name or subdomain hosted in your website hosting account, it will not take you more than several simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it'll enable you to set up or change every single record without difficulty. As soon as you sign in and visit the DNS Records section, in which you'll discover all existing records for your domains and subdomains, you'll only have to click the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up which will show up, type or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the change - it is as simple as that. The new record will be 100% live within no more than 1 hour and the hostname you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other company. When required, you'll also be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which signifies the time in seconds the new record will be functioning after you eventually modify it to something different or you simply remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it'll take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even when you have never had a website hosting account before, you will not experience any problems because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so once you go there, you'll see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with several mouse clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Next, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be 100% live. As an optional setting, you can pick the time this record is going to be active after you change it or delete 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 company requires it.