Every single device which is connected to the Internet has a specific identifier named IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes PCs, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, has been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are slowly getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain which opens an internet site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of 4 sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is 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. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format supports a considerably greater number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain you have within a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that via our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the spot in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any issues as Hepsia is very intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they demand it, you will also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If 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 will take you just a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you will not experience any problems since you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with several mouse clicks you can pick the type of record you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be set up. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record will be fully live. As an optional setting, you may choose the time this record shall be working after you change it or delete it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds when the other service provider demands it.