AAAA is a domain record, which is basically the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system in which every single IP address comprises of 4 groups of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address includes 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this modification is the significantly smaller amount of unique IPs the existing system supports as well as the rapid increase of gadgets which are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to direct a domain to a machine which uses this sort of an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the exact same function, but different notations are used, so as to separate the two forms of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting CP, bundled with our shared website hosting, allows you to set up a new AAAA record easily. When you're inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records 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 select the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then only type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other company. In addition, there’s an option to edit the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be functioning if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record is very easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have set up under it, you're going to be able to create it within a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or set up new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to pick the domain/subdomain that you would like to edit, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record will propagate world-wide and your domain will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they require it, you could also change the TTL value, which indicates the time this record will be operating with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.