Every device which is connected to the Internet has a unique identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site 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 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 larger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have inside a hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few mouse clicks to do this using our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the area where you could set up any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is very user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they require it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is incredibly easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain address within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have created under it, you're going to be able to create it in a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or set up new ones with a couple of mouse clicks. All it takes to do that is to select the domain/subdomain you want to change, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record is going to propagate globally and your Internet domain will start directing to the third-party web server. If they need it, you could also change the TTL value, which outlines the time this record is going to be active with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.