Every device that is connected to the web has a unique identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, that was introduced at first, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website comes with an IP record, that 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 four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is comprised of 8 sets 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 is designed for a considerably greater amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
In order to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have inside a shared 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 this by using our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the spot in which you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain name 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 zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is quite intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they require it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record is incredibly easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain address inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have set up under it, you're going to be able to create it in just a few quite simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all existing records or set up new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to select the domain/subdomain that you would like to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record will propagate worldwide and your domain name will start pointing to the third-party hosting server. If they need it, you could also change the TTL value, which outlines the time this record is going to be operating with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.