AAAA is a domain record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the existing IPv4 system where every single Internet protocol address consists of four sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address includes eight sets of four hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this modification is the substantially smaller number of unique IPs the existing system supports and the fast increase of devices 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 name to a server that uses this kind of an address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records deliver the exact same function, but different notations are used, to separate the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party service provider and you have to create an AAAA record to point a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with a couple of mouse clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with our shared hosting plans. When you sign in, you need to visit the DNS Records section where you are going to find all records for any domain address or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an added option you can modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which defines how long the record will be active after you edit it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be functioning in no more than an hour and will propagate globally a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company features a few very simple steps, which you'll be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You will need to select the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all of your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can effortlessly forward any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It's going to take just a few seconds for the new record to be functioning and only around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider can also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.