Each device which is connected to the web has a special identifier called IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smart phones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, that was introduced originally, has already been distributed, hence the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site comes with an IP record, that is the address of the server where it is hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four sets of numbers from 1 to 255 divided using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use digits 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 can handle a significantly larger number of IPs when compared with the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting
The advanced Hepsia web hosting CP, which comes with our shared web hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you're within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA then only input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be functioning and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. In addition, there’s an option to modify the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be functioning if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.