AAAA is a domain record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the present IPv4 system in which every IP address consists of four groups of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address features eight sets of four hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this modification is the significantly smaller selection of unique IPs that the existing system supports and also the speedy increase of units that are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to forward a domain name to a server that uses this kind of an address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records deliver the exact same function, but different notations are used, to differentiate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

In order to use a domain name or a subdomain you have inside a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than only a few clicks to do this via our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they require it, you'll also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is quite easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you are going to be able to create it in a few quite simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains where you can find all current records or set up new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to do that is to select the domain/subdomain you need to change, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain will start pointing to the third-party hosting server. If they demand it, you may also edit the TTL value, which shows the time this record shall be operating with its current value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.