AAAA is a domain record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system where each and every Internet protocol address consists of four groups of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address has eight groups of 4 hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this modification is the substantially smaller selection of unique IPs the current system supports and also the rapid increase of products which are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you'd like to direct a domain address to a server which uses this sort of an address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records deliver the exact same function, yet different notations are used, in order to separate the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Hosting

If you use a service through a third-party provider and you've got to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain or a subdomain to their system, you will be able to do that with just a few clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all of our hosting packages. After you log in, you will need to go to the DNS Records section where you will find all records for every domain name or subdomain hosted in the account. Creating a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an additional option you are able to modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which defines how long the record is functioning after you modify it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record will be functioning in just an hour and will propagate globally a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you've got 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 set up, it is going to take you only a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. In case you have never had a web hosting account before, you won't encounter any issues because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with a few clicks you can choose the type of record you need and for which domain name or subdomain it'll be set up. Next, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record will be completely active. As an optional setting, you may choose the length of time this record is going to be operating after you edit it or delete it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds in case the other service provider requires it.