AAAA is a domain address record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the present IPv4 system in which each and every Internet protocol address comprises of four sets of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address features 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal numbers - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this modification is the tremendously smaller number of unique IPs which the present system supports and the rapid increase of products which are connected to the world wide web. A good example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to direct a domain address to a web server which uses this kind of an address, you have to create an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records have the same exact function, yet different notations are used, so as to separate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The advanced Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, bundled with our shared hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you're inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records that you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then simply input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it is less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There's also an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be functioning if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with no trouble for any domain or subdomain you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to edit the record at any time if necessary. If the other provider needs a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.