AAAA is a domain address record, which is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the present IPv4 system in which each IP is comprised of 4 groups of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address includes 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this transformation is the substantially smaller amount of unique IPs which the existing system supports as well as the fast increase of units which 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 wish to forward a domain address to a server which uses this type of an address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records have the exact same function, but different notations are used, so as to identify the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain you have within a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do that by using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the place where you can set up any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles as Hepsia is very user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they demand it, you're also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.

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 name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it is going to take you just a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP to do that. Even though you may have never had a web hosting account before, you'll not experience any problems as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records that 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 shall appear, so with a few mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you need and for which domain name or subdomain it's going to be created. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully active. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record will be active after you change it or erase it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other company requires it.