Every single device which is connected to the Internet has a special identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format supports a significantly larger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party company and you need to set up an AAAA record to point a domain or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with only a few mouse clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, included with our hosting solutions. As soon as you sign in, you have to navigate to the DNS Records section where you will find all the records for any domain name or subdomain hosted within the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an added option you are able to edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that specifies how long the record is going to be functioning after you change it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in only an hour and will propagate worldwide a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is very easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain address in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you are going to be able to create it within a few very simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all current records or set up new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to do this is to choose the domain/subdomain that you'd like to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record will propagate worldwide and your domain will start directing to the third-party server. If they need it, you may also modify the TTL value, which reveals the time this record shall be active with its current value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.