Every device that is connected to the web has a special identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily 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 is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 supports a significantly bigger number of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain you have inside a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that using our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the area in which you can create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any problems as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. In case they require it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a few really easy steps, which you will be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You will need to choose 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 easy as picking out the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few clicks, so you can easily forward any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It takes seconds for the new record to be live and only about an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider can 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 as the old value is still active.