Every device that is connected to the web has a distinctive identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being 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 is hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated with a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format supports a significantly bigger amount of IPs compared with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you use a service through a third-party service provider and you have 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 CP, included with our shared hosting packages. After you log in, you need to go to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Setting up a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an added option you could change the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record is live after you modify it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be live in only an hour and will propagate globally a few 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 incredibly easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain address within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you will be able to create it in a few simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names where you can find all current records or set up new ones with several clicks. All it takes to do this is to choose the domain/subdomain you want to edit, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record will propagate worldwide and your domain address will start forwarding to the third-party hosting server. If they require it, you can even edit the TTL value, which outlines the time this record is going to be working with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.