Every device that is connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, which was introduced originally, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a site 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 comprises of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up with a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of 8 groups 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 considerably bigger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
In order to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have in a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do that using our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the area where you could set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. In case they demand it, you will also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with ease for any domain address or subdomain which you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to modify the record at any time if needed. Assuming the other provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting too. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.