AAAA is a domain address record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the present IPv4 system in which every single IP comprises of four groups of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address features 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 as well as the rapid increase of units that are connected to the world wide web. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to point a domain address to a web server that uses such an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records have the same exact function, yet different notations are used, to distinguish the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia web hosting CP, included with our hosting, allows you to set up a new AAAA record easily. When you are in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which simply type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain names, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be live and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. In addition, there’s an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be working if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few really easy steps, which you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You will have to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can effortlessly direct any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It's going to take just a few seconds for the new record to be working and only about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you will be done in no time. The other provider could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.