Each device that is connected to the world wide web has a distinctive identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced originally, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind 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 substantially bigger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party company and you need to create an AAAA record to direct a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with only a few mouse clicks via the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with our shared web hosting packages. Once you log in, you will need to visit the DNS Records section where you will find all of the records for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an additional option you could edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that defines how long the record is active after you edit it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be functioning in only an hour and will propagate worldwide an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a couple of simple steps, which you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You will have to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can quickly point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes just a few seconds for the new record to be live and just around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider may also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.