AAAA is a domain name record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the present IPv4 system where each IP is comprised of 4 sets of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has eight groups of four hexadecimal numbers - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this modification is the considerably smaller amount of unique IPs which the existing system supports and also the speedy increase of gadgets which are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you'd like to forward a domain name to a web server which uses this type of an address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records have the exact same function, but different notations are used, in order to separate the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting CP, bundled with our web hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are inside the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which simply type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to employ in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. Additionally, there is an option to modify the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be functioning if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record is incredibly easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have set up under it, you will be able to create it in just a few rather simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to pick 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 the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record will propagate globally and your domain address will start forwarding to the third-party server. If they need it, you can also change the TTL value, which reveals the time this record is going to be working with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.