Every single device which is connected to the world wide web has a distinctive identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, that was introduced at first, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which 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 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it consists 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 works with a significantly greater amount of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
If you use a service with a third-party provider and you need to create an AAAA record to direct a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with just a few mouse clicks via the Hepsia CP, supplied with all our shared hosting plans. After you sign in, you have to visit the DNS Records section in which you will find all the records for every domain name or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down options menu, which 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 can change the TTL value (Time To Live), which determines how long the record is going to be active after you edit it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in no more than an hour and will propagate worldwide two or three 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 sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one with ease for any domain name or subdomain you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other service provider you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to edit the record at any time if needed. Assuming the other provider requires a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.