AAAA is a domain name record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the present IPv4 system where each IP is made up of four groups of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address includes eight sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the substantially smaller range of unique IPs that the present system supports and the fast increase of devices which are connected to the world wide web. 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 address to a server which uses this kind of an address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records have the same exact function, but different notations are used, to distinguish the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain which you have inside a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that through our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place where you can create any DNS record, so you just have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they demand it, you're also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it will take you only a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you won't face any troubles as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domain names will 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 set up automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with a couple of mouse clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it'll be created. Next, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully functioning. As an optional setting, you can select the time this record shall be working after you edit it or delete it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other service provider needs it.