AAAA is a domain record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the existing IPv4 system where every single IP address is comprised of four groups of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has eight sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this change is the substantially smaller selection of unique IPs the present system supports as well as the speedy increase of devices that are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you'd like to forward a domain to a web server which uses this type of an address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records have the very same function, but different notations are used, in order to separate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain that you have in a shared web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few clicks to do that by using our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the spot where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any difficulties as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they demand it, you are also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with no trouble for every domain or subdomain you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other service provider you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to edit the record at any time if required. If the other company demands a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will continue working after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.