AAAA is a domain name record, which is in essence the IPv6 address of the server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system in which each and every Internet protocol address comprises of four sets of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address features 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this modification is the tremendously smaller range of unique IPs the present system supports as well as the speedy increase of units that are connected to the world wide web. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to forward a domain address to a web server that uses this type of an address, you have to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the very same function, but different notations are used, in order to separate the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have within a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do this using our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the spot in which you can create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is very intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they demand it, you'll also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company includes only a couple of very easy steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to select the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domains and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can effortlessly forward any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It's going to take mere seconds for the new record to be working and only around an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.