AAAA is a domain name record, that is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the current IPv4 system where every IP is made up of four groups of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address features 8 groups of four hexadecimal digits - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this modification is the considerably smaller amount of unique IPs which the present system supports as well as the fast increase of units which are connected to the world wide web. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to forward a domain address to a server that uses this type of an address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the same exact function, but different notations are used, in order to differentiate the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Website Hosting
The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our website hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record easily. Once you are inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for any hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA after which only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domains, but it's not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record will be functioning and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be working if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have created under it, you are going to be able to create it within a few rather simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all existing records or set up new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to choose the domain/subdomain that you would like to change, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other 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 directing to the third-party web server. If they demand it, you could also edit the TTL value, which outlines the time this record shall be active with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.