AAAA is a domain address record, that's basically the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the current IPv4 system in which each and every IP is made up of 4 groups of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address includes 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this transformation is the considerably smaller number of unique IPs which the present system supports and the rapid increase of gadgets which are connected to the world wide web. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to forward a domain address to a web server which uses this kind of an address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records deliver the same exact function, but different notations are used, in order to identify the two forms of addresses.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain that you have in a web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than only a few clicks to do this through our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the spot where you could create any DNS record, so you only have to pick the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they demand it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it is going to take you just a few clicks within the Hepsia CP to achieve that. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you'll not face any issues since you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All of the DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you are going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with just a few mouse clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Afterwards, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you can select how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or remove it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds if the other provider needs it.