Every device that is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etc. The pool of IPs, that was introduced initially, has been distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens an internet site has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it is made up of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type 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 supports a considerably bigger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
If you are using a service with a third-party company and you need to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all our web hosting packages. Once you log in, you will need to navigate to the DNS Records section where you will find all the records for every domain name or subdomain hosted in the account. Creating a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an added option you can edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which determines how long the record is active after you change it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be live 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
When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it'll take you just a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you'll not face any problems as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with several mouse clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it's going to be created. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely functioning. As an optional setting, you may choose the length of time this record shall be working after you modify it or delete it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds if the other provider requires it.