AAAA is a domain name record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system where every IP is comprised of four sets of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address has 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this transformation is the significantly smaller range of unique IPs that the existing system supports and also the rapid increase of units that 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 forward a domain name to a web server which uses this type of an address, you have to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records deliver the very same function, yet different notations are used, in order to differentiate the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you use a service through a third-party provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with only a couple of mouse clicks via the Hepsia CP, which comes with all our shared hosting plans. As soon as you log in, you have to go to the DNS Records section where you will find all records for any domain or subdomain hosted inside the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an added option you are able to edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record is going to be live after you change it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be functioning in only an hour and will propagate globally a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few really easy steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few clicks, so you can easily forward any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It takes just a few seconds for the new record to be active and just about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other company can also ask 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 you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.