AAAA is a domain name record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the current IPv4 system in which every IP consists of 4 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 four hexadecimal digits - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this modification is the considerably smaller number of unique IPs which the existing system supports as well as the fast increase of gadgets that 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 need to forward a domain address to a web server that uses such an address, you have to create an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the exact same function, yet different notations are used, in order to differentiate the two forms of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have inside a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few mouse clicks to do this via our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you go to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the place where you could create any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles 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 require it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it is going to take you just a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. Even though you may have never had a hosting account before, you'll not experience any troubles as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you are going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with several clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain or subdomain it will be set up. Afterwards, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record will be fully active. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or erase it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds if the other company demands it.