Every single device that's connected to the web has a distinctive identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced at first, has been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of 8 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 supports a considerably bigger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain you have in a shared 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 only a few clicks to do that through our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the place where you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. In case they require it, you're also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is extremely easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've created under it, you'll be able to create it within a few simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia features a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all existing records or set up new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to do that is to select the domain/subdomain that you would like to edit, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain name will start pointing to the third-party hosting server. If they need it, you can even edit the TTL value, which reveals the time this record will be functioning with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any modifications in the future.