AAAA is a domain record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system where each and every IP address is made up of four sets of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address includes eight sets of four hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this change is the tremendously smaller selection of unique IPs the present system supports and the speedy increase of gadgets which are connected to the world wide web. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to direct a domain to a server which uses such an address, you need to create an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records have the exact same function, yet different notations are used, to separate the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, which comes with our web hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for any hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then only enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be working and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is quite easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain address in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you will be able to create it in a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains where you can find all existing records or set up new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to choose the domain/subdomain that you'd like to modify, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record will propagate globally and your domain address will start directing to the third-party web server. If they need it, you could also change the TTL value, which reveals the time this record shall be operating with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.