Each device which is connected to the Internet has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while within 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 can handle a significantly greater amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain you have inside a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do this through our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the place in which you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they demand it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one with ease for any domain address or subdomain you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other company you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You will be able to change the record anytime if necessary. In case the other service provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting too. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep operating after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.