Every single device which is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An 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 compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you use a service with a third-party service provider and you need to create an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with a couple of clicks through the Hepsia CP, supplied with all of our shared website hosting packages. After you log in, you will need to proceed to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all of the records for any domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account. Creating a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an additional option you can modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which specifies how long the record is going to be live after you modify it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be live in just an hour and will propagate globally two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it'll take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even when you have never had a website hosting account before, you won't experience any problems because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so once you go there, you will see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with just several clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which domain name or subdomain it will be set up. Next, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record will be completely active. As an optional setting, you can pick the length of time this record shall be working after you edit it or delete it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other provider demands it.