AAAA is a domain record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the existing IPv4 system in which each and every Internet protocol address consists of 4 groups of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address includes 8 groups of four hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the considerably smaller number of unique IPs which the existing system supports and also the fast increase of units which are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to forward a domain to a server which uses this sort of an address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records provide the exact same function, yet different notations are used, in order to distinguish the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain that you have within a web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few mouse clicks to do this by using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the area in which you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any difficulties as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they demand it, you're also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case 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'll take you only a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. Even when you have never had a web hosting account before, you'll not experience any troubles because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with only a few clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it will be set up. Next, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you can choose the length of time this record shall be operating after you edit it or remove it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds if the other service provider demands it.