AAAA is a domain name record, that is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system in which each and every Internet protocol address comprises of 4 sets of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address has 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this transformation is the tremendously smaller range of unique IPs that the present system supports as well as the fast increase of products which are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to direct a domain name to a server which uses this type of an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the very same function, but different notations are used, to identify the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our cloud website hosting, allows you to set up a new AAAA record easily. When you're in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records that you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA then just type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be live and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be active if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is very easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've created under it, you're going to be able to create it within a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or create new ones with a couple of mouse clicks. All it takes to do this is to pick the domain/subdomain you need to change, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record will propagate globally and your domain name will start directing to the third-party server. If they need it, you can even edit the TTL value, which shows the time this record is going to be functioning with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.