Each device that is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced initially, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a site comes with 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 is made up of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers 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 supports a considerably larger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you want to set up a new AAAA record for any domain name or subdomain hosted in your shared hosting account, it will not take you more than several simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is very intuitive to use and is going to permit you to create or edit any record effortlessly. Once you sign in and go to the DNS Records section, where you can find all present records for your domain names and subdomains, you'll simply have to click the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up that'll show up, enter or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the modification - it's as basic as that. The new record will be 100% live within no more than 1 hour and the hostname which you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If needed, you are also going to be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds the new record will be functioning after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company includes only a few simple steps, that you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You'll need to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can effortlessly point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It takes mere seconds for the new record to be functioning and only about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider may also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.