Each device that's connected to the Internet has a unique identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site has an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind 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 bigger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain that you have within a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than only a few clicks to do that by using our powerful, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the spot in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any problems as Hepsia is very intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they require it, you'll also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll 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 is extremely easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you will be able to create it in a few rather simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia features a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names where you can find all current records or set up new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to do this is to pick the domain/subdomain that you would like to change, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record is going to propagate globally and your domain address will start pointing to the third-party web server. If they require it, you can even modify the TTL value, which indicates the time this record will be operating with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.