AAAA is a domain address record, that is in essence the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system in which every IP comprises of 4 sets of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address includes eight sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this modification is the tremendously smaller range of unique IPs that the current 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'd like to direct a domain to a web server which uses this type of an address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records have the exact same function, yet different notations are used, to distinguish the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you use a service through a third-party service provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you will be able to do that with only a few mouse clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all of our shared website hosting plans. When you sign in, you will need to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all of the records for any domain address or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an extra option you are able to modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which outlines how long the record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be active in only an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it will take you just a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even though you may have never had a hosting account before, you will not face any problems because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with several clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be set up. Then, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely live. As an optional setting, you can select the time this record shall be functioning after you edit it or erase it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds if the other company demands it.