Every device that's connected to the web has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a website comes with 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 with a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort 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 can handle a substantially greater number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have in a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do this using our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place where you could create any DNS record, so you only have to pick the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they require it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a few simple steps, which you'll be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You will have to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a couple of clicks, so you can quickly point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes mere seconds for the new record to be functioning and only about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider can also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.