Every single device that's connected to the world wide web has a distinctive identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, is already distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this sort of records use numbers 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 works with a considerably larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
If you are using a service through a third-party service provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain or a subdomain to their system, you will be able to do that with only a few mouse clicks via the Hepsia CP, provided with our shared hosting plans. As soon as you log in, you will need to visit the DNS Records section where you will find all of the records for every domain address or subdomain hosted in the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down options menu, which 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 determines how long the record will be functioning after you edit it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be active in no more than an hour and will propagate worldwide a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it'll take you only a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. In case you have never had a website hosting account before, you'll not experience any problems because you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with just a couple of clicks you can pick the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be set up. Next, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you can choose how long this record is going to be working 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 change from the standard 3600 seconds if the other provider demands it.