Every single device that is connected to the web has a specific identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IP addresses, which was introduced originally, has been distributed, therefore 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, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it comprises of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind 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 can handle a considerably bigger amount of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with only a couple of mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP, provided with our shared web hosting plans. As soon as you log in, you have to visit the DNS Records section in which you will find all the records for every domain address or subdomain hosted within the account. Creating 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 inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an additional option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record is going to be live after you modify it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be active in just 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.