Every device that's connected to the Internet has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 considerably greater amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our shared web hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are within the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for any hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record will be functioning and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be functioning if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it is going to take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. In case you have never had a website hosting account before, you will not face any problems since you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with a few clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be set up. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick the length of time this record will be working after you modify it or erase it in the future. That 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 provider requires it.