AAAA is a domain name record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the current IPv4 system in which every Internet protocol address is made up of 4 groups of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address features 8 sets of four hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this modification is the tremendously smaller number of unique IPs the existing system supports as well as the quick increase of devices that are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to point a domain address to a server that uses this kind of an address, you have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records have the same exact function, yet different notations are used, in order to identify the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you're inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll find 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 on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it is unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use than other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be working and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. Additionally, there is an option to edit the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be functioning if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is quite easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain address inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have set up under it, you are going to be able to create it in a few very simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses where you can find all existing records or create new ones with a couple of mouse clicks. All it takes to do this is to select the domain/subdomain that you'd like to change, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record will propagate world-wide and your domain name will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they demand it, you can even edit the TTL value, which reveals the time this record shall be active with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.