Each device which is connected to the web has a special identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, that was introduced initially, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens an internet site has an IP record, which 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 separated with a dot, while with the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format can handle a significantly greater number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Website Hosting
If you use a service through a third-party service provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with just a few mouse clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all of our website hosting packages. After you log in, you have to visit the DNS Records section where you will find all the records for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an extra option you can edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which determines how long the record is functioning after you change it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be active in only an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new web server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record is very easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you'll be able to create it in a few very simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or set up new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain you want to edit, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain name will start directing to the third-party hosting server. If they demand it, you can also modify the TTL value, which shows the time this record shall be active with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.