AAAA is a domain name record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the existing IPv4 system where every Internet protocol address is comprised of four sets of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address includes 8 groups of four hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this modification is the considerably smaller selection of unique IPs the present system supports as well as the rapid increase of gadgets that are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to direct a domain to a server which uses such an address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the very same function, but different notations are used, to distinguish the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting CP, provided with our shared web hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records that you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then just enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain names, but it's not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. Additionally, there is an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be active if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company includes only a few simple steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting CP as well. You will have to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domains and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can quickly point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It will take just a few seconds for the new record to be working and just around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you'll be done in no time. The other company can also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.