Each device that is connected to the world wide web has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens an internet site has 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 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised 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 works with a substantially bigger number of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain that you have within a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do that via our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. In case they demand it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a couple of really easy steps, that you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can quickly forward any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It will take mere seconds for the new record to be working and only around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you will be done in no time. The other company may also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals 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.