Each device which is connected to the Internet has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of IPs, that was introduced at first, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a website comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of eight groups 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 considerably larger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain name or a subdomain you have in a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that by using our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you visit the DNS Records section and then 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 name or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, which 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 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 will also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to achieve that. Even when you have never had a hosting account before, you won't encounter any troubles since you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with a couple of mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Then, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely live. As an optional setting, you can choose how long this record will be operating after you edit it or erase it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds when the other company requires it.