Every single device which is connected to the Internet has a special identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, that was introduced originally, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a site comes with 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 four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits 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 is designed for a substantially greater number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you use a service with a third-party company and you've got to set up an AAAA record to point a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with only a couple of mouse clicks via the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all our shared hosting solutions. After you log in, you need to visit the DNS Records section in which you will find all records for every domain address or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an additional option you can edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which defines how long the record is going to be active after you modify it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be functioning in just an hour and will propagate worldwide a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our advanced cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one easily for every domain or subdomain that you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to modify the record at any time if needed. Assuming the other company needs a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep working after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.