AAAA is a domain record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the present IPv4 system in which each and every Internet protocol address consists of four sets of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address includes eight groups of four hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this change is the significantly smaller range of unique IPs that the existing system supports and the quick increase of devices that are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to forward a domain to a machine that uses such an address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records deliver the same exact function, yet different notations are used, so as to identify the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel, bundled with our shared hosting, will permit 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 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 select the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA 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 names, but it's less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record will be working and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be functioning if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company involves a few simple steps, which you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You will have to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than several clicks, so you can quickly direct any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It will take seconds for the new record to be live and only about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider may also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.