Every single device that's connected to the Internet has a unique identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, that was introduced initially, has already been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens a website has 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 consists of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided with a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of eight 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 is designed for a considerably bigger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
If you are using a service with a third-party service provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a couple of clicks via the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with our web hosting plans. As soon as you log in, you have to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all the records for any domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an extra option you could edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record is active after you edit it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be live in only an hour and will propagate around the world a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company features a few very easy steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting CP as well. You will have to select the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few clicks, so you can easily direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It's going to take seconds for the new record to be working and only around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you will be done in no time. The other company could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.