Each device that's connected to the web has a distinctive identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers 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 works with a significantly bigger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party company and you've got to create an AAAA record to direct a domain or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a couple of clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel, included with all our shared hosting solutions. Once you sign in, you need to proceed to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all the records for any domain 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 will be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an additional option you are able to modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which determines how long the record is live after you edit it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be operating in just an hour and will propagate around the world a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one without difficulty for every domain name or subdomain that you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other service provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to change the record anytime if necessary. If the other service provider needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep operating after you edit it or remove it and the time is in seconds.