Each device that is connected to the Internet has a unique identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 can handle a substantially bigger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, which comes with our cloud hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. Once you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then just enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it's not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be functioning and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. Additionally, there is an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be functioning if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you only a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP to do that. Even when you have never had a hosting account before, you will not encounter any issues as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see 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 small pop-up shall appear, so with only a few mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it'll be created. Then, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be completely active. As an optional setting, you can select the time this record will be functioning after you modify it or erase it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other provider requires it.