AAAA is a domain address record, which is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the present IPv4 system where every single IP is comprised of 4 sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address features eight sets of four hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this transformation is the substantially smaller range of unique IPs the current system supports as well as the quick increase of gadgets which are connected to the world wide web. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to forward a domain to a server that uses this kind of an address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the exact same function, yet different notations are used, so as to identify the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party service provider and you have to create an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you will be able to do that with a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP, included with our website hosting packages. After you sign in, you have to go to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all of the records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an additional option you are able to modify the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record is live after you change it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be live in just an hour and will propagate worldwide a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it is going to take you just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. In case you have never had a web hosting account before, you'll not face any issues because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so when you go there, you will notice all records that have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with several clicks you can pick the type of record you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be set up. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be fully live. As an optional setting, you may choose the time this record shall be functioning after you modify it or remove it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds when the other service provider needs it.