Each device that is connected to the Internet has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced originally, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a site has 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 comprises of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while with the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use numbers 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 works with a substantially greater amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party provider and you have to create an AAAA record to point a domain or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with a couple of clicks in the Hepsia CP, included with our web hosting packages. As soon as you sign in, you need to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all the records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an extra option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), which specifies how long the record will be live after you change it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be working in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

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