Each device that's connected to the web has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that 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 consists of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated with a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits 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 is designed for a substantially greater amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you use a service with a third-party service provider and you have to create an AAAA record to point a domain or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with just a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all our shared hosting packages. After you sign in, you have to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all records for every domain address or subdomain hosted in the account. Setting up a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down options menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an added option you could edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record is going to be functioning after you modify it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be working in only an hour and will propagate globally two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company includes a few very easy steps, which you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You'll need to select the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domains and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can easily forward any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take seconds for the new record to be working and just around an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider could also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.